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'''ECON 580/CS&SS 509, Mathematical Statistics''' This class is great. It is a big class with quantitative methods folks from all over the social sciences. It is a "meta-methods class." The goal of the course is for you to understand in mathematical terms and notation how to derive statistical methods from probability theory. You work through proofs of various statistical methods. It covers probability theory, statistical tests, OLS, MLE, and Bayesian inference. There is some R programming where you use simulations to demonstrate theorems or analytical results. This class is very much not applied. There are pretty hard tests and homework assignments where you prove theorems and derive corollaries. To enjoy this class you should have at least 2 quarters of college calculus and an introductory stats sequence under your belt, or a strong math background (e.g. you were a math or physics major). | '''ECON 580/CS&SS 509, Mathematical Statistics''' This class is great. It is a big class with quantitative methods folks from all over the social sciences. It is a "meta-methods class." The goal of the course is for you to understand in mathematical terms and notation how to derive statistical methods from probability theory. You work through proofs of various statistical methods. It covers probability theory, statistical tests, OLS, MLE, and Bayesian inference. There is some R programming where you use simulations to demonstrate theorems or analytical results. This class is very much not applied. There are pretty hard tests and homework assignments where you prove theorems and derive corollaries. To enjoy this class you should have at least 2 quarters of college calculus and an introductory stats sequence under your belt, or a strong math background (e.g. you were a math or physics major). | ||
You can brush up on your calculus and stats to prepare for this class. Kaylea recommends Kahn Academy for calculus and [https://onlinecourses.science.psu.edu/stat414 PSU (414 and 415)] for statistics. | You can brush up on your calculus and stats to prepare for this class. Kaylea recommends Kahn Academy for calculus and [ https://onlinecourses.science.psu.edu/stat414 PSU (414 and 415)] for statistics. | ||
'''ECON 581, Econometrics''' The first few weeks of ECON581 generalize 580 into the multivariate case. The second part provides regression methods (instrumental variables, two stage least squares, GMM) for when OLS assumptions are violated. | '''ECON 581, Econometrics''' The first few weeks of ECON581 generalize 580 into the multivariate case. The second part provides regression methods (instrumental variables, two stage least squares, GMM) for when OLS assumptions are violated. |