Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
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ECO 184 - (BH) Empirical Methods in Economics

Semester Hours: 3
Once a Year
Interdisciplinary course in practical methods of empirical analysis of a wide variety of social science issues. Basic techniques of data collection and verification, descriptive presentations in tables and graphs. Introduction to government, business, economic and social science computerized data banks and to the use of the most popular spreadsheet and statistical software for desktop computers to organize data, present them graphically and to test hypotheses. Emphasis on applications to a range of sociological, political, and economic questions, culminating in a term project based on independent empirical research of one such question. The research project has three components: an oral presentation to the class of the research proposal, a final written report, and an oral presentation to the class of the research findings.

Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
BAN 001  or BIO 100  or MATH 008  or PSY 040  or SOC 180 . Open to all social science and BBA students. Should be taken by economics majors at the same time as ECO 001 , 002 , or as soon as possible thereafter.





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