Contents

Topic 1: Data

•  Basic Definitions

• Types of Data

• Using STATA/Excel to Explore Data

Topic 2: Displaying Data

• Histograms

• Scatterplots

• Time Series Line Graphs

• Categorical Data in Graphs

• Using STATA/Excel to Display Data

Topic 3: Descriptive Statistics

• Mean

• Median

• Variance and Standard Deviation

• Using STATA/Excel to Calculate Descriptive Statistics

Topic 4: Probability

• Uncertainty

•  Conditional Probability

• Probability Distributions

Topic 5: Sampling

• Populations and Samples

• Law of Large Number

• Biased Samples

• Observational vs. Experimental Data

Topic 6: Estimation

• Populations Mean

• Sample Error

• Sampling Distribution of the Sample Mean

• Central Limit Theorem

• Unbiased Estimators

• Confidence Intervals

• t-distribution

• Sampling from a Finite Population

• Estimation using STATA/Excel 

Topic 7: Hypothesis Tests

• Setting up Hypothesis Tests

• Performing Hypothesis Tests

• Hypothesis Tests Using STATA/Excel

Topic 8: Regression Analysis

• Simple Linear Regression

•  Multiple Linear Regression

•  Regression Using STATA/Excel