Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 14.381 (Fall 2006) 
• Course Title:
• Statistical Method in Economics 
• Course Level:
• Graduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Economics 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Victor Chernozhukov 
• Course Introduction:
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  14.381 Statistical Method in Economics
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2006

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  
  
  14.381 Statistical Method in Economics
  
  
  
  

  Fall 2006

  
  
  

  

  Approximations of a curve by linear splines with K=3 and K=8. The curve is approximated to a reasonable extent. (Image by Prof. Victor Chernozhukov.)

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  The course introduces statistical theory to prepare students for the remainder of the econometrics sequence. The emphasis of the course is to understand the basic principles of statistical theory. A brief review of probability will be given; however, this material is assumed knowledge. The course also covers basic regression analysis. Topics covered include probability, random samples, asymptotic methods, point estimation, evaluation of estimators, Cramer-Rao theorem, hypothesis tests, Neyman Pearson lemma, Likelihood Ratio test, interval estimation, best linear predictor, best linear approximation, conditional expectation function, building functional forms, regression algebra, Gauss-Markov optimality, finite-sample inference, consistency, asymptotic normality, heteroscedasticity, and autocorrelation.
  
  

  Recommended Citation

  
  
  

  For any use or distribution of these materials, please cite as follows:

  Victor Chernozhukov, course materials for 14.381 Statistical Method in Economics, Fall 2006. MIT OpenCourseWare (http://ocw.mit.edu/), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Downloaded on [DD Month YYYY].

  
  
  

  Technical Requirements

  
  
  

  Special software is required to use some of the files in this course: .dta.