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ECON 2510 - Economic Statistical Theory II

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Course Code  ECON 2510
Course  Economic Statistical Theory II
Coordinating Unit  School of Economics, Faculty of the Professions
Term  Semester 2 2013
Mode  Internal
Level  Undergraduate
Location/s  North Terrace
Units  3
Contact  Up to 3 hours per week
Prerequisites  MATHS 1011 & MATHS 1012 or ECON 2005 or ECON 2503 or equivalent
Corequisites  Not applicable
Incompatible  Not applicable
Assumed Knowledge  ECON 1004, ECON 1005 & ECON 1008
Restrictions  Not applicable
Quota  Not applicable
Course Description The purpose of this course is to provide a solid foundation in probability and statistics for use in economics, business and other social sciences. It is primarily intended to prepare students for the further study of econometrics and other economics subjects. Topics to be covered in the course include probability theory, random variable, distributions, expectation, random variable transformations, special distributions, random sample, law of large numbers, central limit theorem, properties of estimators, estimation methods, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, Bayesian analysis, and nonparametric methods.

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