Undergraduate - UnitETW2410 - Introductory econometrics

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics
Offered	Malaysia First semester 2014 (Day) Malaysia Second semester 2014 (Day) South Africa Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Phillip Edwards; Malaysia: Dr Santha Vaithilingam

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to the empirical analysis of relationships between economic variables. The approach is based on linear regression theory, and emphasises 'hands on' data analysis. Topics studied will include properties of least squares estimators, hypothesis testing, the choice of appropriate functional form, the use of dummy variables, issues around modelling survey data and the problems of serial correlation, heteroscedasticity and multicollinearity.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

understand and derive the properties of ordinary least squares in summation and matrix notation
interpret, evaluate and apply inferential methods to multiple linear regression
understand the use and implications of data scaling, functional form and dummy variables in regression modelling
identify the presence of heteroscedasticity, adjust OLS standard errors and perform feasible GLS in regression models
understand issues related to modelling with time-series data.