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Course Info

  • Course Number / Code:
  • 14.3 (Spring 2006) 
  • Course Title:
  • Introduction to Statistical Method in Economics 
  • Course Level:
  • Undergraduate 
  • Offered by :
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Massachusetts, United States  
  • Department:
  • Economics 
  • Course Instructor(s):
  • Prof. James Snyder 
  • Course Introduction:
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  • 14.30 Introduction to Statistical Method in Economics



    Spring 2006




    Course Highlights


    This course features detailed lecture notes and assignments.


    Course Description


    This course is a self-contained introduction to statistics with economic applications. Elements of probability theory, sampling theory, statistical estimation, regression analysis, and hypothesis testing. It uses elementary econometrics and other applications of statistical tools to economic data. It also provides a solid foundation in probability and statistics for economists and other social scientists. We will emphasize topics needed in the further study of econometrics and provide basic preparation for 14.32. No prior preparation in probability and statistics is required, but familiarity with basic algebra and calculus is assumed.

    *Some translations represent previous versions of courses.

     

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