Universität Wien

040436 VK KFK ORPE: Data Analysis in Organization and Personnel (2014W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 16 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 05.11. 13:00 - 16:45 Seminarraum 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 12.11. 13:00 - 16:45 Seminarraum 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 19.11. 13:00 - 16:45 Seminarraum 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 26.11. 13:00 - 16:45 Seminarraum 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 03.12. 13:00 - 16:45 Seminarraum 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 10.12. 13:00 - 16:45 Seminarraum 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
  • Wednesday 17.12. 13:00 - 16:45 Seminarraum 17 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Summary: “This course emphasizes statistical methods for analyzing data used by social scientists. Topics include simple and multiple regression analyses and the various methods of detecting and correcting data problems.”

Assessment and permitted materials

Exams, Quizzes and Assignments:
Exams consist of essay type questions. Final exam is comprehensive. Make-up exams will not be given unless the student has a medical or other serious reason, in which case the student must be able to obtain a letter including a signature and telephone number. Points will be deducted for late assignments. Calculators may be used on exams, but may not be shared. All exams are closed book.
Students should hand in homework assignments before class on the day they are due. Assignments will be distributed in class or on line. Students are encouraged to work with others in the class on their problem sets, but each student must write up his or her answers separately. The maximum group size is 2.

Grading Policy:
Your final grade is determined by your performance on the quizzes, assignments, final exam, class attendance and participation. Grades will be reduced for absence.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Goal: Upon completion of the course, students will be able to undertake regression analysis and inference on a variety of hypotheses involving cross-sectional and time series data.

This course introduces students to regression tools for analyzing data in economics, finance and related disciplines. Extensions include regression with discrete random variables, instrumental variables regression, quasi-experiments, and regression with time series data. The objective of the course is for the student to learn how to conduct – and how to critique – empirical studies in economics, finance and related fields. Accordingly, the emphasis of the course is on empirical applications. The mathematics of econometrics will be introduced only as needed and will not be a central focus.

Examination topics

Reading list

Required Texts:
Jeffrey Wooldridge, Introductory Econometrics, A Modern Approach, 4th edition, South-Western Cengage Learning Co. 2013.

Software:
The course statistical software is STATA, which is available on the computer lab. The data for the problem sets will be posted on the course Web page. You may purchase STATA through www.stata.com at an academic price but this is strictly optional.
http://www.stata.com/order/new/edu/gradplans/student-pricing/ (Small Stata 13, student version, $35 – 49).

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