Currículo

Statistics II EST2-G-E

Contextos

Groupo: Management > 1º Ciclo > Unidades Curriculares Obrigatórias

ECTS

6.0 (para cálculo da média)

Objectivos

The students finishing the course must have learned: 1) how to use statistical methods to extract the relevant information from a data set; 2) how to specify simple probability models in order to explain economic facts and to estimate and test the crucial parameters; 3) the fundamental assumptions of the linear regression model for cross-section data; 5) how to develop simple and adequate econometric studies for cross-section data; 6) how to use the basic software to apply the studied techniques of statistics and econometrics; 7) the basic knowledge to follow the course of econometrics;

Programa

Statistics - Sampling distributions and large sample results - Estimation - Hypothesis testing - Nonparametric tests Econometrics - Introduction to the linear regression model for cross-sectional data

Método de Avaliação

Classes comprise lectures and exercises. Therefore, theoretical models are considered together with examples, exercises and empirical analysis of real data. The final grade in a scale of 0 to 20 is awarded based on a written examen.

Carga Horária

Carga Horária de Contacto -

Trabalho Autónomo - 95.0

Carga Total -

Bibliografia

Principal

Statistics for Business and Economics: P. Newbold, W. Carlson, B. Thorne, 2012 8th Edition, Pearson Education, [N],
Freund's Mathematical Statistics with applications: Miller & Miller, John E. 2013 8th Edition, Pearson Education, [MM],