【课程名称】Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Economics
经济学定量分析方法简介
【课程级别】本科生
【教学小组】Michael Parzen
【课程介绍】
As you probably already know (from this article and also from watching TV and reading magazines and newspapers), statistics can be dangerous. They can be used to manipulate public opinion, sell you products or services you don’t need, change policy decisions, and significantly affect our lives. Therefore, it is important that we have a good understanding of where they come from (in addition to the subject matter they supposedly represent). Many Americans probably feel that statistics are nothing more than fancy lies (so goes the saying "Lies, damned lies, and statistics!") and statisticians are the wily spin doctors. Conversely, others feel that if data can be put into statistical form, it must be true. "Numbers don't lie!" Whatever your feelings or experiences with statistics, it is important to view statistical claims with a critical and knowledgeable eye. That means we need to understand enough about statistics (what they mean, how they are generated, and what their limitations are) to know when they are appropriate and when they are not. This course will provide you with the necessary skills to generate, analyze, interpret, and present data. It is not a math course, and you do not need to worry about having the latest in calculators and/or computer skills. The course will provide students with a working knowledge of the computer-based statistics programs Excel and Stata (put it on your resume!). One goal of this course is to get you comfortable running the software and understanding the results.
【教学资源】
此课程有 156 个资源,分类如下:
教学大纲1，教师简历1，教学课件32，讲义1，教学案例1，试卷与答案17，例题9，作业50，阅读材料9，复习实验资料13，延伸阅读22
【参考教材】
Berenson; Levin; Krehbiel
Berenson, Levin, and Krehbiel
