Temple University Department of Economics

Date	Topic from Greene	Notes		Practice Problems	Hwk for 2010
9/1	Discussion: Correlation and causation			Discussion Questions, Temp and GDP data, Wine and Crime data
9/8	Linear Algebra Appendix A	Matrix Algebra Problems in Mathview Problems in MathCAD		This semester we will be doing problems from Greene's text after the first few weeks. The homework links shown below are for your information only.
9/15	Probability and Inference Appendix B & C	Descriptive Statistics and Probability Random Variables and Distributions Relations Among Distributions Sampling Distributions and Estimation Conditional Quantiles Linear algebra and probability Hypothesis Testing, Small Sample and Large Sample See this great online virtual laboratory probability and statistics site. Wikipedia has a lucid discussion of the Fisher Information Matrix, necessary in understanding the relation between W, LM and LR tests.		Hwk 1: Algebra Key Algebra Answer Key What I had in mind. Linear Algebra Hwk	Paper Title is due today Homework 1: Linear Algebra Answer Key
9/22	Probability and Inference Appendix B & C			Probability and RV's: Part I Answer Key
9/29	Asymptotic Theory Appendix D	Asymptotic Theory Big Oh - Little Oh		Probability and RV's: Part II Answer Key Hwk 2: Probability Key for 2 and Hwk 3: Sampling Key for 3	The following items are due today: 1. Abstract 2. Annotated Bibliography Homework 2: Prob & Stat Answer Key
10/6	Classical Linear Regression Chapter 2 - 3	Multiple Regression		Inference Key Hwk 4: Estimators Key Prob Stat Review Hwk A MCAD key. Still don't have MCAD? Try *.rtf
10/13	Properties of the LS Estimator Chapter 4	Miller L1, L2, L3 Multiple Regression: Gauss-Markov and GLS		Hwk 5: Hypothesis Testing Homework 1 KEY	Homework 3: Regression The data and description Answer Key
10/20	Mid-term Exam: Get a copy of a past exam here and the answer Key		Fall 2008 Answer Key 2009 Exam and Key		2010 Key
10/27	Review Exam Large Sample Properties, Chap 4			Multiple Regression
11/3	Inference and Prediction, Chap 5 Maximum Likelihood Chap 16	Hypothesis Testing:t-tests, F-tests, large sample tests Miller L9, L16, L17 LR, Wald and LM from the American Statistician		HWK: Printing sheet music, Key	Outline, click here for an excellent example of an outline.
11/10	Functional Form and Structural Change: Chapter 6	Specification Problems: Omitted variables, functional form, dummies and splines & non-nested hypotheses Functional Form with MathView Splines and Dummies with MathView		Hypothesis Testing: Bread and Meat. Get the data Get the Key HWK: Hypothesis testing MathCAD Key and RTF Key	Homework 4: Hypothesis Testing Data (STATA or EXCEL) and Description Answer Key
11/17	Autocorrelation: Chapter 19 Heteroscedasticity: Chapter 8	Missing Data, Heteroscedasticity Autocorrelation Multicollinearity MillerL8		Hypothesis Testing Answer Key part 1 and part 2 Modeling Cost Functions and the data and data legend KEY
11/24	Thanksgiving Break -- No Class
12/1	Violations of Assumptions			Heteroscedasticity Key	Homework 5 - Functional Form Data on winning speeds
12/8	Estimation Frameworks, Chap 14 Method of Moments, Chapter 15 Meth of Moments, MathCAD	Wooldridge, Journal of Economic Perspectives		Autocorrelation Answer Key Paper is due TODAY, no exceptions! Click here for a grading rubric. Heteroscedasticity and Autocorrelation Homework
12/15	Final Exam in our usual location and time.			Method of Moments Hwk Answer Key