Economics (ECON)
Department of Economics
Faculty of Public Affairs
ECON 4002 [0.5 credit]
Statistical Analysis in Economics
Probability: including conditional probability, random variables and distributions, unconditional and conditional expectations. Distributions: including special distributions and their properties, and sampling distributions of estimators. Nonparametric methods and limit theorems; stochastic processes; simulation and bootstrap methods. Applications of these tools to economic theory are presented.
Precludes additional credit for
STAT 3500,
STAT 3508, and
STAT 3558.
Prerequisite:
ECON 2202 (or equivalent) with a grade of C+ or higher.
Lectures three hours a week.