ES10004: Core skills for economics: statistics and data analysis
[Page last updated: 15 October 2020]
![]() | 2020/1 |
![]() | Department of Economics |
![]() | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
![]() | 120 |
![]() | Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
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![]() | CW 80%, OR 20% |
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![]() | Before taking this module you must take ES10091 |
Description: | Aims: * To develop research skills: students will have to work both independently and as part of a team * To develop computing skills: students will be taught how to generate pictures/diagrams and equations in Word, to present data in tables and graphs in Excel and be given an introduction to an advanced statistical software package * To develop skills in data handling and data description * To develop understanding of relevant economic statistics and hypothesis testing: this unit will include numerical work on microeconomic and macroeconomic datasets * To develop teamwork and presentation skills. Learning Outcomes: * Students will have enhanced skills essential to undertaking and presenting quantitative research. * Students will have acquired and developed competencies in using Excel to represent and analyse economic data. * Students will have had an opportunity to participate in writing and presenting a group academic essay/project. In so doing they will have enhanced their understanding of economic relationships from first year Micro and Macroeconomics units. * Students will be able to use and undertake basic programming in the selected statistical software package * Understand basic cleaning of micro and macro datasets and preliminary data description of those datasets. Skills: Problem-solving, information technology (particularly Excel), ability to work and communicate effectively in a team. Content: Topics: 1. What is Economic Data? 2. Presenting Data I (Graphically) 3. Presenting Data II (Descriptive Statistics) 4. Introduction to Stata 5. Presentation and report writing skills 6. Confidence intervals 7. Hypothesis testing I 8. Hypothesis testing II 9. Correlation 10. Introduction to simple regression I 11. Introduction to simple regression II |
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ES10004 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Economics
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