Chuck Stull
Fall 1999
Quantitative Methods II is an introduction to the principles and methods
of statistics with an emphasis on developing skills necessary for research
in economics and business. The study of statistics can be divided into
three broad areas: descriptive statistics, probability theory, and inference.
Topics include measures of central tendency and dispersion, distributions,
sampling, estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, correlation,
and regression analysis. The class will use statistical software to apply
these techniques to relevant problems. Emphasis throughout the course is
placed on understanding the use of statistics rather than on mathematical
derivation.
My Statistics and Information Literacy links
a few statistical sources:
The Gallup Poll
Federal Statistics (from 70 agencies)
Dr. B's Wide World of Web Data
the EconData service
The Data and
Story Library
Department of Economics (information from the Registrar's office)
Questions, problems, or comments?
email: cstull@kzoo.edu