Bootstrapping student understanding of what is going on in econometrics

Econometrics is an intellectual game played by rules based on the sampling<br>distribution concept. Most students in econometrics classes are uncomfortable<br>because they do not know these rules and so do not understand what is going<br>on in econometrics. This article contains some explanations for this phenomenon<br>and suggestions for how this problem can be addressed. Instructors are encouraged<br>to use explain-how-to-bootstrap exercises to promote student understanding<br>of the rules of the game.