ECON 0150 | Economic Data Analysis

Introduction to the economist's data analysis workflow

Syllabus Class Survey

Teaching Team Taylor Weidman, Instructor taylorjweidman@pitt.edu Jillian Zirnhelt, Teaching Assistant JIZ320@pitt.edu Arifah Hasanbasri, Teaching Assistant ARH205@pitt.edu Olga Tseytlin, Undergraduate TA Kayla Onyango, Undergraduate TA

Office Hours Just drop in, no appointment needed. Wednesday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM · Kayla (UTA) · 4923 Posvar 2:30 - 3:30 PM · Taylor · 4702 Posvar Thursday 2:30 - 3:30 PM · Taylor · 4702 Posvar Friday 1:30 - 3:30 PM · Jillian & Arifah (TAs) · 4911 Posvar 1:30 - 3:30 PM · Olga (UTA) · 4923 Posvar

Part 0 | Framework

What is economic data analysis?

Slides Interactive Notes | Exercise Dataset

Part 1 | Exploring Variables

Start by summarizing single variables

Part 2 | Multivariate EDA

Summarize relationships between variables

Part 3 | Univariate General Linear Model

Use the sample to make inferences about the population

Part 4 | Bivariate General Linear Model

Build models of relationships

Part 5 | Multivariate General Linear Model

Model more complex relationships

Part 6 | Communicating With Data

Effectively communicate your analysis to others

Final Projects

Demonstrating the complete pipeline