FUNDAMENTALS OF DATA ANALYTICS FOR ECONOMISTS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: [ ECON 310 , ( STAT 240 and 340 ), or ( STAT 303 and 333 )], and ( ECON 301 or 311 ) Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the economist's research process: formulating a question; preliminary and formal analysis; and communicating results. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Effectively communicate quantitative economic ideas through figures. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Access and analyze panel datasets, such as the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, and time series datasets, such as the National Income and Product Accounts. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Use modern tools to effectively manage data and perform analysis. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the economist's research process: formulating a question; preliminary and formal analysis; and communicating results. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Effectively communicate quantitative economic ideas through figures. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Access and analyze panel datasets, such as the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, and time series datasets, such as the National Income and Product Accounts. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Use modern tools to effectively manage data and perform analysis. Audience: Undergraduate