Introductory Econometrics

• • Foundations of probability and statistics
  • Analysis of business data
  • Developing econometric models
  • Using linear regression techniques
  • Multiple linear regression

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This subject provides the probability and statistical foundations for the appropriate analysis of business data. It then builds on these concepts to show how they can be used to help develop econometric models, using linear regression techniques, which can be used in business, for example, to quantify relationships between two variables, such as advertising and sales, and firm performance and CEO salaries. These techniques are then extended to multiple linear regression, where now several variables can be allowed to predict our variable of interest (say sales or firm performance).

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• Quizzes (20%)
• Data Analysis Project (30%)
• Final Examination (50%)