Course Schedule for ECON 27, Economic Statistics and Introductory Econometrics, Drew University, Spring 2007

(Subject to revisions as announced in class)

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DayDateClassTopicNotes
Mon1/29Class 1Overview
Wed1/31Class 2Overview
Fri2/2Class 3Overview
Mon2/5Class 4Learning to use regression analysisGroup requests due
Wed2/7Class 5Learning to use regression analysisGroups assigned
Fri2/9Class 6Learning to use regression analysis
Mon2/12Class 7OLSPotential topics due
Wed2/14Class 8OLS
Fri2/16Class 9OLS
Mon2/19Class 10The classical modelData and topic due
Wed2/21Class 11The classical model
Fri2/23Class 12The classical model
Mon2/26Class 13Statistics
Wed2/28Class 14Statistics
Fri3/2Class 15Statistics
Mon3/5Class 16Hypothesis testing
Wed3/7Class 17Hypothesis testing
Fri3/9Class 18Hypothesis testing
Mon3/12No classes
Wed3/14No classes
Fri3/16No classes
Mon3/19Class 19Alternatives and supplements to econometrics
Wed3/21Class 20Alternatives and supplements to econometricsPapers due
Thu3/22Midterm Due at noon
Fri3/23Class 21Alternatives and supplements to econometrics
Mon3/26Class 22Presentations
Wed3/28Class 23Presentations
Fri3/30Class 24Midterm wrap-up
Mon4/2Class 25Omitted variables
Wed4/4Class 26Logarithms
Fri4/6No classes
Mon4/9Class 27Logarithmic functional forms
Wed4/11Class 28Quadratic functional forms
Fri4/13Class 29Dummy variables revisited
Mon4/16Class 30Slope and interaction dummy variables
Wed4/18Class 31Dummy dependent variables: linear probability
Fri4/20Class 32Maximum likelihood
Mon4/23Class 33Probit and logit models
Wed4/25Class 34Multicolinearity
Fri4/27Class 35Multicolinearity and serial correlation
Mon4/30Class 36Serial correlation
Wed5/2Class 37Heteroskedasticity
Fri5/4Class 38Heteroskedasticity
Mon5/7Class 39HeteroskedasticityPapers due