Statistics for Economics

  1. Sampling Theory and Statistical Inference
    1. Population and Sample Concepts
      1. Target Population
        1. Sampled Population
          1. Sample Frame
            1. Parameters vs. Statistics
              1. Notation Conventions
              2. Sampling Methods
                1. Probability Sampling
                  1. Simple Random Sampling
                    1. Stratified Random Sampling
                      1. Cluster Sampling
                        1. Systematic Sampling
                        2. Non-Probability Sampling
                          1. Convenience Sampling
                            1. Purposive Sampling
                              1. Quota Sampling
                              2. Sampling Errors and Bias
                                1. Sampling Error
                                  1. Non-Sampling Error
                                    1. Selection Bias
                                      1. Response Bias
                                    2. Sampling Distributions
                                      1. Concept of Sampling Distribution
                                        1. Sampling Distribution of the Sample Mean
                                          1. Expected Value
                                            1. Variance
                                              1. Shape
                                              2. Central Limit Theorem
                                                1. Statement and Conditions
                                                  1. Implications for Inference
                                                    1. Applications in Economics
                                                    2. Sampling Distribution of Sample Proportion
                                                      1. Sampling Distribution of Sample Variance
                                                      2. Point Estimation
                                                        1. Estimators and Estimates
                                                          1. Properties of Point Estimators
                                                            1. Unbiasedness
                                                              1. Efficiency
                                                                1. Consistency
                                                                  1. Sufficiency
                                                                  2. Methods of Point Estimation
                                                                    1. Method of Moments
                                                                      1. Maximum Likelihood Estimation
                                                                        1. Least Squares Estimation
                                                                        2. Evaluating Estimators
                                                                          1. Mean Squared Error
                                                                            1. Relative Efficiency
                                                                          2. Interval Estimation
                                                                            1. Confidence Intervals Concept
                                                                              1. Confidence Intervals for Population Mean
                                                                                1. Known Population Variance
                                                                                  1. Unknown Population Variance
                                                                                    1. Small Sample Cases
                                                                                    2. Confidence Intervals for Population Proportion
                                                                                      1. Confidence Intervals for Population Variance
                                                                                        1. Interpretation of Confidence Intervals
                                                                                          1. Confidence Level
                                                                                            1. Margin of Error
                                                                                              1. Common Misconceptions

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