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ECON-4314: Big Data Economics

Description: Applied econometrics dealing with big data. Theoretical, computational, and statistical underpinnings of big data analysis. The use of econometric models and deep machine learning algorithms to analyze the high-dimensional data sets. Implications in research focusing on economic questions that arise from rapid changes in data availability and computational technology. Materials are hands-on tutorials that come with Python codes and real-world data sets.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: CMDA-3654 or ECON-3254 or ECON-4304 or STAT-3006

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: CMDA-4314

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 5

Average GPA: 2.94 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 17.63%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 3.67%

Bo Zhou202438.9%36.1%15.6%0.0%3.3%6.1%3.133
Ali Habibnia202431.1%47.0%4.5%0.0%17.4%0.0%2.652

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