STAT 100 - Elements of Statistics and Probability
Descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency, dispersion, correlation), elementary discrete probability distributions. An introduction to tests of statistical hypotheses.
The Department of Economics offers a B.S. degree program that trains students in the tools of economic analysis and exposes them to a great breadth of areas in which those tools can be used to tackle problems. This includes international trade and finance, labor markets, industry structure, firms’ business strategy and competition, public policy and management, the environment, health care, economic development and income inequality, corporate governance, entrepreneurship, money markets, Federal Reserve policy, and law. The program provides rigorous analytical training and quantitative and programming skills that equip students to formulate and solve complex problems in the preceding areas and the daily decision-making and financial planning of their everyday lives.
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Descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency, dispersion, correlation), elementary discrete probability distributions. An introduction to tests of statistical hypotheses.
A course on key theories and individuals in the history of economic thought including Adam Smith, David Ricardo, and Karl Marx.
An economic analysis of the forces determining an urban area’s income, employment, land use, industrial structure, and public sector. Covers issues such as housing, central city-suburban relationships, transportation, and neighborhood economic development.
Examines conditions and mechanisms that promote firms to undertake research and development. Topics include IP licensing, network effects and standards, the role of the U.S. patent and copyright system, alternative incentive mechanisms, and technological diffusion.