PP 487S - Applied Data Analysis: Survey of Advanced Methods

This class is for students who want to further develop their data and empirical skills to the necessary level required for high quality academic research as well as private/public sector employment. The course applies the methods techniques learned in previous courses, a review of ordinary least squares (OLS) assumptions and violations, to introduce you to best practices data management and analysis techniques. Maximum likelihood estimation and logit/probit analysis are covered as well as simultaneous equation modeling. Methods techniques are expanded to embrace time series, panel data and forecasting. Students who have taken the Econometrics sequence will find additional methodological techniques as well as an opportunity to use the course format to work on a single research project during the semester. In addition, the class is designed to assist in research proposal writing for all students. Many students have used their final project for this course as a significant basis of the dissertation research.
Units: 4
Enrollment is exclusive to students who have previously passed INST/PP 481 and INST/PP 482.
Course Type: Seminar