The following quizzes were prepared in Fall of 1997 for Economics 143. Their subject matter will have considerable overlap with that of Policy Studies 208. These quizzes will represent good practice for Policy Studies students as well.
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| Online Quizzes | |
| Quiz 0 | Introduction (True/False) |
| Quiz 1 | Review |
| Quiz 2 | Random Variables; Joint, Marginal, Conditional Distributions |
| Quiz 3 | Moments of distributions; Common distributions |
| Quiz 4 | Estimation and Inference; Univariate Case |
| Quiz 5 | Simple Regression; Estimation |
| Quiz 6 | Simple Regression; Inference |
| Quiz A1 | Locating related things in SHAZAM output |
| Quiz 7 | R-squared and confidence intervals for prediction |
| Quiz 8 | Multiple Regression: Omitted Variables Bias |
| Quiz 9 | Adjusted R-squared; Joint Confidence Ellipses |
| Quiz 10 | TBA |
| Quiz 11 | F-tests, log forms, quadratic forms |
| Quiz 12 | Dummy variables |
| Quiz 13 | Multicollinearity |
| Quiz 14 | Heteroscedasticity; Survey Research |
| Quiz 15 | Heteroscedasticity: Consequences, Diagnosis |
| Quiz 16 | TBA |
| Quiz 17 | Heteroscedasticity: Weighted Least Squares |
| Quiz A2 | Miscellaneous Useful Ideas |
| Quiz A3 | Miscellaneous Useful Ideas |
| COURSE OUTLINE | LECTURE OUTLINES | PROBLEM SETS | PROBLEM SOLUTIONS | COMPUTER LABS |
| SHAZAM EXAMPLES | DATA SETS | ONLINE QUIZZES | GRAPHICS | HANDOUTS |