Statistics for Economics

  1. Hypothesis Testing in Economics
    1. Framework of Hypothesis Testing
      1. Statistical Hypotheses
        1. Null Hypothesis
          1. Alternative Hypothesis
            1. Simple vs. Composite Hypotheses
            2. Types of Tests
              1. One-Tailed Tests
                1. Two-Tailed Tests
                2. Test Statistics
                  1. Construction and Properties
                  2. Decision Rules
                    1. Critical Value Approach
                      1. P-Value Approach
                    2. Errors in Hypothesis Testing
                      1. Type I Error
                        1. Definition and Consequences
                          1. Significance Level
                          2. Type II Error
                            1. Definition and Consequences
                              1. Power of a Test
                              2. Relationship Between Type I and Type II Errors
                                1. Sample Size Determination
                                2. Common Test Statistics
                                  1. Z-Test
                                    1. One-Sample Z-Test
                                      1. Two-Sample Z-Test
                                      2. t-Test
                                        1. One-Sample t-Test
                                          1. Two-Sample t-Test
                                            1. Paired t-Test
                                            2. Chi-Squared Test
                                              1. Goodness of Fit Test
                                                1. Test of Independence
                                                2. F-Test
                                                  1. Test for Equality of Variances
                                                    1. ANOVA F-Test
                                                  2. Hypothesis Tests for Single Population
                                                    1. Tests for Population Mean
                                                      1. Large Sample Tests
                                                        1. Small Sample Tests
                                                        2. Tests for Population Proportion
                                                          1. Tests for Population Variance
                                                          2. Hypothesis Tests for Two Populations
                                                            1. Comparing Two Means
                                                              1. Independent Samples
                                                                1. Paired Samples
                                                                2. Comparing Two Proportions
                                                                  1. Comparing Two Variances
                                                                  2. Practical Considerations
                                                                    1. Choosing Significance Levels
                                                                      1. Economic vs. Statistical Significance
                                                                        1. Multiple Testing Problems
                                                                          1. Power Analysis

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