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Courses - Fall 2023
ECON
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ECON643
Empirical Analysis I: Foundations of Empirical Research
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Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, Aud
Credit only granted for: ECON643 or ECON521.
Formerly: ECON521.
Fundamental aspects of data management and interpretation emphasizing sampling, descriptive statistics, index numbers and construction of aggregated variables. Students will learn probability theory, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing and regression analysis using the EXCEL spreadsheet program and STATA statistical software.
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PCE1
John Straub
Seats (Total: 27, Open: 11, Waitlist: 0 )
Bookstore
W 6:30pm - 9:15pm
TYD 2102
Must be in Graduate Programs in Applied Economics, UMCP. All other graduate students must request permission. Contact exst@umd.edu. Golden ID students are not eligible for this section.
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PR01
Mohammad Danesh Jafari
Seats (Total: 23, Open: 4, Waitlist: 0 )
Bookstore
Meets August 28, 2023 - November 17, 2023
M 6:45pm - 9:30pm
TBA
Class time/details on ELMS
ONLINE
Discussion
Must be in Graduate Programs in Applied Economics, WDC. All other graduate students must request permission. Contact exst@umd.edu. Golden ID students are not eligible for this section.

This section will be mostly in-person, with weekly in-person meetings at the noted times. The weekly class meetings will be at 1400 16th Street, NW in Washington, DC. The online requirements will include mandatory weekly online discussions. Some additional online content may be required.
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