STATISTICS: MEASUREMENT IN ECONOMICS

ECON 310

Course Description

Introduction to analysis of economic data. The techniques of descriptive statistics and statistical inference (hypothesis testing and estimation) as directed toward application in economic research.

Prerequisties

(ECON 101 , ECON 102 , or ECON 111 ) and (MATH 211 , MATH 217 , or MATH 221 )

Satisfies

ECON 623 , ECON 666 , ECON 400 , STAT 333 , ECON 370 , SOC 674 , ECON 455 , ECON/RMI 530 , C&ESOC/SOC 361 , C&ESOC/SOC 618 , OTM 453 , MATH/STAT 310 , SOC 351 , RMI 660 , ECON 664 , ECON 410 , PUBAFFR 340 , ECON 535 , ECON 570 , ECON 661 , ECON 355 , SOC 375 , ECON 695 , CNSRSCI 201 , ECON 442 , ECON/FINANCE 300 , C&ESOC/SOC 365 , RMI 655 , ECON 315 , STAT 303 , and AAE/ECON 421

Credits

Offered

Fall, Spring

Grade Point Average

3.09

3.86% from Historical

Completion Rate

98.01%

2.14% from Historical

A Rate

23.88%

9.09% from Historical

Class Size

402

75.39% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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Gregory PAC

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David HANSEN

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