ECON 3002 - Basic Data Skills for Economics and Business

3 cr. 3 hr. Offered every fall semester

The course aims to introduce students to the basic data skills using mainly economic data sets. Topics covered will include locating the data sources for economic data; organizing and transforming data; presenting data including charts, simple descriptive statistics, and writing a summary report in economics. Students will learn how to find, present, and analyze economic data. The class will include hands-on experience with handling economic data. SMT

Prerequisite(s): ECON 1100 or ECON 1200