Quantitative Methods II
Economics 206
(formerly numbered: ECO 526)
 

Chuck Stull
Fall 2000


Webpages for class projects

Final Exam..... Tuesday November 28, 1pm
(review & pizza: Monday at 5:00)
   Topics for Final Exam

Exam 2..... Wednesday November 1
    Topics for Exam Two
 

Exam 1......Wednesday October 11
        Topics for Exam One
 

Life expectancy is an interesting example of expected value.  See this website for a simple life expectancy calculator.  Since expected values are based on probabilities, we can improve these calculations with more information.  In other words, we can use conditional probabilities to more accurately estimate lifespans.  Northwestern Mutual Insurance has a fun website:  try their Longevity Game.


Course Description

Quantitative Methods II is an introduction to the principles and methods of statistics with an emphasis on developing skills necessary for research in economics and business. The study of statistics can be divided into three broad areas: descriptive statistics, probability theory, and inference. Topics include measures of central tendency and dispersion, distributions, sampling, estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, correlation, and regression analysis. The class will use statistical software to apply these techniques to relevant problems. Emphasis throughout the course is placed on understanding the use of statistics rather than on mathematical
derivation.


links

My Statistics and Information Literacy links

a few statistical sources:

Kalamazoo Statistics-- study results

US Census Bureau

The Gallup Poll

Federal Statistics (from 70 agencies)

Federal Reserve Economic Data

Dr. B's Wide World of Web Data

the EconData service

The Data and Story Library

Community Research and Survey Design.

The Journal of Statistics Education.

Statistics and Survey Research Courses



Chuck Stull's homepage

Kalamazoo College Homepage

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email: cstull@kzoo.edu

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