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ECON-3054: Introduction to Forecasting

Description: Provides an introduction to data-driven forecasting, with applications in economics and in other disciplines - e.g., political science and climatology. Specification, estimation, and validation of time-series regression models; ethical issues arising in model specification and estimation. Forecasting theory and evaluation.

Pathways: 5A Quant & Comp Thnk Adv., 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: BIT-2405 or STAT-3005

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 5

Average GPA: 3.05 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 13.65%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 6.58%

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