ECN120 Statistical Methods for Economics (20 credits)

Year Running: 2016/2017

Credit level: F4

Pre-requisites for		ECN219 (when the module is running)
Excluded		MAS113
Additional Information		Restricted to students for whom it is a core unit

Description

The aims of the module are: 1. To introduce statistical methods and provide an insight into their uses in economics. 2. to demonstrate application of a range of statistical techniques to economic problems. Topics include collection and presentation of data, descriptive statistics, probability and applications, statistical inference, correlation and regression.

Reading List

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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type	Hours
Independent	155.0
Lab	7.0
Lecture	20.0
Seminar	10.0
Tutorial	8.0

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type	Duration	% of formal assessment	Semester
Course Work	0.0	35 %
Exam	2.0	65 %

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2023-24.