Economics 520: Theory of Quantitative Methods

Lectures: Tues, Thurs, 12:30-1:45 pm, McClelland 401KK
Office Hours: Thursdays, 2-4 pm, or by apppointment

Teaching Assistant: Dong-Hyuk Kim, donghyuk@email.arizona.edu
TA Office Hours: Mondays, 4-5 pm
Discussion Section: Thursdays, 4-5 pm, Harvill 413

Midterm Exam: Thursday, October 11
Final Exam: Tuesday, December 11, 11 AM - 1 PM

Course Description
This course serves as an introduction to probability theory and statistical inference for graduate studies in economics and related fields. It is particularly intended to prepare students for graduate econometrics courses (522A and 522B) and for applications of probability theory in other parts of economics.

Econ 520 Wiki: http://www.ecom.arizona.edu/wikis/econ520/

Handouts

Syllabus (PDF)
Evaculation Plan (PDF)
4th Floor Evacuation Map (PDF)
Lecture Note 1 (PDF)
Lecture Note 2 (PDF)
Lecture Note 3 (PDF)
Lecture Note 4 (PDF)
R Tutorial 1 (PDF)
Lecture Note 5 (PDF)
Lecture Note 6 (PDF)
R tutorial 2 (PDF)
Lecture Note 7 (PDF)
Lecture Note 7 Addendum (PDF)
Lecture Note 8 (PDF)
Lecture Note 9 (PDF)
Lecture Note 9 Addendum (PDF)
Lecture Note 10 (PDF)
Lecture Note 11 (PDF)
Lecture Note 12 (PDF)
Lecture Note 13 (PDF) (Corrected 11/8/07)
Lecture Note 14 (PDF)
R Tutorial 3 (wiki page)
Lecture Note 15 (PDF)
Lecture Note 16 (PDF)
Lecture Note 17 (PDF)
Lecture Note 18 (PDF)
Lecture Note 19 (PDF)

Assignments
Note: You may work in groups, but you must write your own solutions in your own words. For assignments requiring computer programming, include the code and make sure the code is adequately commented so that it can be understood by others. Report results of computer exercises cleanly -- do not just print out everything that appears on the screen. "CB" refers to exercises from Casella and Berger.

Homework 1 (PDF), due Tues, Sept 4
Homework 2 (PDF), due Tues, Sept 11
Homework 3 (PDF), due Tues, Sept 18
Homework 4 (PDF), due Tues, Sept 25
Homework 5 (PDF), due Tues, Oct 2
Midterm Review Questions (PDF) (note: see course wiki for some additional questions)
Homework 6 (PDF), due Tues, Oct 23
Homework 7 (PDF), due Tues, Oct 30
Homework 8 (PDF), due Tues, Nov 6
Homework 9 (PDF), due Tues, Nov 13 (Corrected 11/8/07)
Homework 10 (PDF), due Tues, Nov 20
Homework 11 (PDF), due Tues, Dec 4
Final Review Questions (PDF)