Reading: GHJ** page 1-12 ASW* page 2-4

Sep 30 Data and Econometrics

Reading: ASW page 4-17

Oct 5 Excel and SPSS 1

Reading: Excel and SPSS Manual & HELP or SPSS Tutorial

(figure out how to find manuals and HELP is usually the first step to learn about a new software)

Oct 7 Descriptive Statistics: Tabular Methods

Reading: ASW Chapter 2

Oct 12 Descriptive Statistics: Graphical Methods

Reading: ASW Chapter 2

Oct 14 Descriptive Statistics: Numerical Methods 1

Reading: ASW Chapter 3

Oct 19 Descriptive Statistics: Numerical Methods 2

Reading: ASW Chapter 3

Oct 21 Quiz 

Oct 26 Introduction to Probability

Reading: ASW Chapter 4.1 ~ 4.3

Oct 28 Conditional Probability and Bayes Theorem

Reading: ASW Chapter 4.4 ~ 4.5

Nov 2 Discrete Probability Distribution 

Reading: ASW Chapter 5

Nov 4 Continuous Probability Distribution 

Reading: ASW Chapter 6

Nov 9 Sampling and Sampling Distribution

Reading: ASW Chapter 7

Nov 11 (Veteran's Day Holiday)

Nov 16 Quiz

Nov 18 More on SPSS by Keith Finlay

Reading: Excel and SPSS Manual & HELP

Nov 23 Common Problems from Quiz and Homework by TAs

Nov 25 (Holiday)

Nov 30 Interval  Estimation

Reading: ASW Chapter 8

Dec 2 Review

Final Exam

Tuesday December 7th from 4 to 6 PM  

in Student Center, Crystal Cove Auditorium.

* David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, and Thomas A. Williams 2004 Statistics for Business and Economics 9th Edition South-western  (referred as ASW)

** William E. Griffiths, R. Carter Hill and George G. Judge 1993 Learning and Practicing Econometrics John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (referred as GHJ)