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14.380 Statistical Method in Economics

(); first half of term
Prereq: 14.32 or permission of instructor
Units: 3-0-3
Ends Oct 23. Lecture: TR10.30-12 (E51-085) Recitation: F4-5.30 (E51-151)

Introduction to probability and statistics as background for advanced econometrics. Covers elements of probability theory, sampling theory, asymptotic approximations, hypothesis testing, and maximum-likelihood methods. Illustrations from economics and application of these concepts to economic problems. Limited to 40 PhD students.
A. Rambachan
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