Undergraduate - Introduction to Statistical Methods
Appropriate for Which Degrees:
In 2008-09, this course will be compulsory for students taking Prelims in Economics and Management, and recommended for students taking Prelims in PPE or HE.
Introduction
This course is intended for those taking Prelims in Economics and Management and in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, or in Modern History & Economics. Neither A level Maths nor Economics is required, and those exams are not a substitute for the course.
The objectives of this course are for students to acquire the statistical foundations required to make informed decisions, backed up by data, and for E&M students to understand the concepts of corporate risk, market research and quality control, which are encountered in the E&M programme. Concepts of variance, covariance and correlation form a corner stone of portfolio analysis to be studied in finance. Many applications can also be found in Economics and Politics. The aim is to teach you when a technique is appropriate and what it can achieve for you, leaving the computational aspect to the computer. For E&M students the course will include the use of statistical software. The emphasis throughout the course is on concepts, more than technical detail.
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