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Course Description
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Course Name
Statistics for Economics
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Host University
University of Galway
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Location
Galway, Ireland
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Area of Study
Economics, International Economics, Statistics
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Prerequisites
Students wishing to enroll in this course must have completed an introductory course in economics
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Course Level Recommendations
Lower
ISA offers course level recommendations in an effort to facilitate the determination of course levels by credential evaluators.We advice each institution to have their own credentials evaluator make the final decision regrading course levels.
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ECTS Credits
5 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits2
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units3
Hours & Credits
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Overview
The main uses of the statistical techniques studied on this course are to a) look at common ways of organising messy social and economic data, both in a visual way and using summary statistics that catch the main features of the data and b) to look at to what extent, and under what conditions, we can generalise from typical sample summary statistics to features of the population as a whole. Along the way we will look briefly at such issues as questionnaire design, random sampling, sampling theory, probability theory, different probability distributions, hypothesis testing using parametric and nonparametric tests, and examining relationships between variables.
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.
ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credits are converted to semester credits/quarter units differently among U.S. universities. Students should confirm the conversion scale used at their home university when determining credit transfer.
Please reference fall and spring course lists as not all courses are taught during both semesters.
Please note that some courses with locals have recommended prerequisite courses. It is the student's responsibility to consult any recommended prerequisites prior to enrolling in their course.