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pooled OLS

[/ˈpuːld ˌoʊ.ɛl.ˈɛs/]
noun
MQO agrupado / OLS agrupado
1. A regression technique that combines cross-sectional and time-series data by treating all observations as a single pool, ignoring the panel structure and estimating ordinary least squares on the combined dataset.
The researcher used pooled OLS to analyze the relationship between income and education across multiple countries and years.
O pesquisador utilizou MQO agrupado para analisar a relação entre renda e educação em múltiplos países e anos.
2. In econometrics, a foundational panel data estimation method that assumes no individual-specific or time-specific effects.
Pooled OLS serves as a baseline model before testing for fixed or random effects specifications.
O MQO agrupado serve como modelo de base antes de testar especificações de efeitos fixos ou aleatórios.
Synonyms
ordinary least squares on pooled datapooled regressioncombined OLS
Antonyms
fixed effects modelrandom effects modelfirst-differenced OLS

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
MQO agrupado
Standard econometric terminology in Brazilian Portuguese academic contexts
General Brazilian
OLS agrupado
Alternative using English acronym, commonly used in Brazilian econometrics literature
Portugal
MQO agregado
Portuguese variant using 'agregado' instead of 'agrupado'; less common than Brazilian usage
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