EViews is built around the concept of objects. Series, equations, and systems are just a few examples of objects. Each object has its own window, its own menus, its own procedures, and its own views of its data. Most statistical procedures are simply alternative views of the object. For example, a simple menu choice from a series window changes the display between a spreadsheet, line and bar graphs, a histogram-and-statistics view, a correlogram, and a unit root test.

Similarly, an equation window allows you to switch between a display of the equation specification, basic estimation results, the coefficient covariance matrix, graphics depicting the actual, fitted, and residual values for the dependent variable, tables, forecast graphs and evaluations, and more than a dozen diagnostic and hypothesis tests.

Naturally, you can cut-and-paste any of these views into your favorite word processor with a simple menu selection. And it’s just as easy to exchange data and results with your spreadsheet and database programs. Of course if you don’t like cut-and-paste, EViews supports direct file access to Lotus WKS, WK1, and WK3 files, Microsoft Excel XLS files, and Microsoft Windows Metafiles and Enhanced Metafiles.

EViews 9 features a wide range of exciting changes and improvements. The following is an overview of the most important new features in Version 9.

General EViews Interface

• Command capture from the interactive interface

• Dockable command and capture window

• Database and workfile object preview. The following are mentioned elsewhere in this document, but touch on interface in important ways.

• Graph pan/zoom.

• Multiple graph viewing slideshow.

Data Handling

• Enhanced import and linking of external data.

• A powerful new FRED database interface.

• Direct read and write access to data stored on cloud drive services.

• Dated data table template support for saving and importing customized settings.

• New frequency conversion methods.

Graphs, Tables, and Spools

• Graph pan/zoom.

• Multiple graph viewing slideshow.

• Improved mixed graph type.

• Rectangle and ellipse drawing.

• Data-based anchoring of arrows, rectangles, and ellipses.

• Tables, graphs, and spools may now be saved in LaTeX format.

Econometrics and Statistics Computation

• Automatic ARIMA forecasting of a series.

• Forecast evaluation and combination testing.

• Forecast averaging.

• VAR Forecasting.

Estimation

• Autoregressive Distributed Lag regression (ARDL) with automatic lag selection.

• Maximum Likelihood and GLS ARMA estimation

• Fractional Integration (ARFIMA) model estimation.

• Pooled mean group estimation of panel data ARDL models.

• Threshold regression.

• New optimization engine and associated coefficient covariances.

Testing and Diagnostics

• Unit root tests with a structural break.

• Cross-section Dependence Tests.

• Panel Effects Tests.

Other Features

• New functions for generating series.

• Added matrix language tools.

• Enhanced table support.

• New general information tools.

• New object data members.

• List of new or updated global commands.

• List of new or updated object commands.

EViews 9 Compatibility Notes

• Compatibility notes for users of EViews 9.

Operating Systems

• Windows 2003,
• Windows XP (32bit or 64bit*),
• Windows Vista (32bit or 64bit*),
• Windows Server 2008 (32bit or 64bit*),
• Windows 7 (32bit or 64bit*),
• Windows 8 (32bit or 64bit),
• Windows Server 2012 (32bit or 64bit*).

Memory

• 64 MB for Windows 2003
• 256 MB Windows XP
• 512 MB Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Windows 8

Disk Space

• 300 MB of available hard disk space for the EViews executable, supporting files, full documentation, and example files.