Course Syllabus
Three sections with Prof. Murdock:
L0201: Wed 11-1, SS 2117; L0301: Wed 2-4, MP 102; L0401: Tues 2-4, SS 2118
All three have Fridays 9-11 reserved for tests and tutorials
Fall 2019 Schedule:
| Day, Date | Event |
RR (required readings): complete BEFORE class HW (homework): complete soon AFTER class |
| Fri, Sept 6 |
TA Tutorial |
Introduction to tutorials and prerequisite review RR: Quiz and Prerequisite Review for ECO220Y1Y: 2019/20 LEC0201: SS 2117, 10:10 - 11am, TA William LEC0301: MP 102, 10:10 - 11am, TA Aly LEC0401: SS 2118, 10:10 - 11am, TA Galen |
| Tues/Wed, Sept 10/11 | Lecture 1 |
Course overview, sampling, data & describing categorical data RR: Chapters 1 – 4; HW: HW 1 (Solutions) |
| Fri, Sept 13 | DACM TA tutorial | For details, see DACM (Quercus site) |
| Mon, Sept 16 | Quercus Quiz 1 due |
Week 1 material (Lecture 1 and HW 1) & Quiz and Prerequisite Review See the What to expect for Quercus quizzes page. |
| Tues/Wed, Sept 17/18 | Lecture 2 |
Histograms, central tendency & variability RR: Sections 5.1 – 5.6; HW: HW 2 (Solutions) |
| Fri, Sept 20 | DACM TA tutorial | For details, see DACM (Quercus site) |
| Mon, Sept 23 | Quercus Quiz 2 due | Week 2 material & Quiz and Prerequisite Review |
| Tues/Wed, Sept 24/25 | Lecture 3 |
Percentiles, STATA, box plots, standardizing & other transformations RR: Sections 5.7 – 5.14; HW: HW 3 (Solutions) |
| Fri, Sept 27 | TA Aid Centre | 9:10 - 11am: MP 102 See announcement on our DACM Quercus site |
| Fri, Sept 27 | DACM Module A Quiz Due | (Opens on Tues, Sept 24) For details, see our DACM Quercus site |
| Mon, Sept 30 | Quercus Quiz 3 due | Week 3 material |
| Tues/Wed, Oct 1/2 | Lecture 4 |
Describing associations, covariance, correlation & causality RR: Chapter 6 & SW11 (see Readings page); HW: HW 4 (Solutions) |
| Fri, Oct 4 | TA Tutorial (Link to announcement) |
Review of Week 4 material in preparation for Test #1 LEC0201: SS 2117, 10:10 - 11am, TA William LEC0301: MP 102, 10:10 - 11am, TA Aly LEC0401: SS 2118, 10:10 - 11am, TA Galen |
| Mon, Oct 7 | Quercus Quiz 4 due | Week 4 material |
| Tues/Wed, Oct 8/9 | Lecture 5 |
Simple regression: OLS, interpretation, ANOVA & R-squared RR: Sections 7.1 – 7.7, 19.4; HW: HW 5 (Solutions) |
| Fri, Oct 11 |
TEST #1 (Link to announcement) |
9:10 - 11am (arrive in your assigned test room by 9:00am) Expected focus is Weeks 1 - 4 (including DACM and the Quiz and Prerequisite Review) |
| Mon, Oct 14 | THANKSGIVING | (No Quercus Quiz due: a break) |
| Tues/Wed, Oct 15/16 | Lecture 6 |
Logarithms in regression analysis with Asiaphoria & Dummy Variables RR: Logarithms in Regression Analysis with Asiaphoria, Section 7.8; HW: HW 6 (Solutions) |
| Fri, Oct 18 | DACM TA tutorial | For details, see DACM (Quercus site) |
| Mon, Oct 21 | Quercus Quiz 5/6 due | Weeks 5-6 material |
| Tues/Wed, Oct 22/23 |
Randomness & probability RR: Chapter 8 & Toronto segregation: See Readings page; HW: HW 7 (Solutions) |
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| Fri, Oct 25 | DACM TA tutorial | For details, see DACM (Quercus site) |
| Mon, Oct 28 | Quercus Quiz 7 due | Week 7 material |
| Tues/Wed, Oct 29/30 | Lecture 8 |
Random variables & discrete distributions RR: Sections 9.1 – 9.4, 9.6 (9.5 optional); HW: HW 8 (Solutions) |
| Fri, Nov 1 | DACM TA tutorial | For details, see DACM (Quercus site) |
| Mon, Nov 4 – Fri, Nov 8 | READING WEEK | No classes and no tutorials, but office hours continue as usual |
| Mon, Nov 11 | -- | (No Quercus Quiz due: a break) |
| Tues, Nov 12 | DACM Module B Quiz Due | (Opens on Fri, Nov 1) For details, see our DACM Quercus site |
| Tues/Wed, Nov 12/13 | Lecture 9 |
Continuous distributions RR: Sections 9.8 – 9.11, Normal Table: Read It, Use It, (Optional: 9.7, 9.12, “Normal Probability Plots” pp. 280-2); HW: HW 9 (Solutions) |
| Fri, Nov 15 |
TEST #2 (Link to announcement) |
9:10 - 11:00am (arrive in your assigned test room by 9:00am) Expected focus is Weeks 1 - 8 (including Modules A and B in DACM, the Quiz and Prerequisite Review, and Logarithms in Regression Analysis with Asiaphoria). |
| Mon, Nov 18 | Quercus Quiz 8/9 due | Weeks 8-9 material |
| Tues/Wed, Nov 19/20 | Lecture 10 |
Sampling distributions & sampling distribution of P-hat RR: Sections 10.1 – 10.2; HW: HW 10 (Solutions) |
| Fri, Nov 22 | TA tutorial (Link to announcement) |
Fully-labelled graphs, Normal approximation to Binomial & sampling distribution of P-hat LEC0201: SS 2117, 10:10 - 11am, TA William LEC0301: MP 102, 10:10 - 11am, TA Aly LEC0401: SS 2118, 10:10 - 11am, TA Galen |
| Mon, Nov 25 | Quercus Quiz 10 due | Week 10 material |
| Tues/Wed, Nov 26/27 | Lecture 11 |
Sampling distribution of X-bar & simulation methods RR: Sections 10.3 – 10.5; HW: HW 11 (Solutions) |
| Fri, Nov 29 | DACM TA tutorial | For details, see DACM (Quercus site) |
| Mon, Dec 2 | Quercus Quiz 11 due |
Week 11 material Note: The next quiz (Quercus Quiz 12) opens on Friday, December 6 and is due Monday, January 6 |
| Tues/Wed, Dec 3/4 | Lecture 12 |
Confidence interval estimation: single proportion & differences between proportions RR: Chapter 11 & NYT article on ADHD; HW: HW 12 (Solutions) |
| Fri, Dec 6 – Fri, Jan 3 | BREAK | No classes, no tutorials, and no office hours Note: Quercus Quiz 12 opens on Friday, December 6 and is due Monday, January 6 |
Winter 2020 Schedule:
| Day, Date | Event |
RR (required readings): complete BEFORE class HW (homework): complete soon AFTER class |
| Mon, Jan 6 | Quercus Quiz 12 due |
Week 12 material Note: Opens on Friday, December 6 at noon |
| Tues/Wed, Jan 7/8 | Lecture 13 |
Hypothesis testing using a P-value approach RR: Sections 12.1 – 12.3; HW: HW 13 (Solutions) |
| Fri, Jan 10 | DACM TA tutorial | For details, see DACM (Quercus site) |
| Mon, Jan 13 | Quercus Quiz 13 due | Week 13 material |
| Tues/Wed, Jan 14/15 | Lecture 14 |
Alpha, statistical vs. economic (business) significance, economic (business) significance, rejection region (critical value) approach & comparing proportions RR: Sections 12.4 – 12.8; HW: HW 14 (Solutions) |
| Fri, Jan 17 |
TEST #3 (Link to announcement) |
9:10 – 11:00am (arrive in your assigned test room by 9:00am) Expected focus is Weeks 7 - 13 (including Modules C.1 and C.2 in DACM and Normal Table: Read it, Use it). |
| Mon, Jan 20 | Quercus Quiz 14 due | Week 14 material |
| Tues/Wed, Jan 21/22 | Lecture 15 |
Type I errors, Type II errors & power RR: Sections 12.9 – 12.10; HW: HW 15 (Solutions) See "Adaptive Partial Drug Approval: A Health Policy Proposal" on Readings page |
| Fri, Jan 24 | DACM TA tutorial | For details, see DACM (Quercus site) |
| Mon, Jan 27 | -- | (No Quercus Quiz due: a break) |
| Tues/Wed, Jan 28/29 | Lecture 16 |
Inference about mu: estimation & hypothesis testing [The Student t table] RR: Chapter 13; HW: HW 16 (Solutions) |
| Wed, Jan 29 | DACM Module C Quiz Due | (Opens on Fri, Jan 24) For details, see our DACM Quercus site |
| Fri, Jan 31 | DACM TA tutorial | For details, see DACM (Quercus site) |
| Mon, Feb 3 | Quercus Quiz 15/16 due | Weeks 15-16 material |
| Tues/Wed, Feb 4/5 | Lecture 17 |
Inference about the difference between means RR: Chapter 14; HW: HW 17 (Solutions) File referenced in HW 17: credit_spending.xlsx |
| Fri, Feb 7 | DACM TA tutorial | For details, see DACM (Quercus site) |
| Mon, Feb 10 | Quercus Quiz 17 due | Week 17 material |
| Tues/Wed, Feb 11/12 | Lecture 18 |
Simple regression model (assumptions) RR: Sections 18.1 – 18.2, Logarithms in Regression Analysis with Asiaphoria, 19.6 – 19.8 (Optional: Discussion of “Normal probability plot” pp. 607-8); HW: HW 18 (Solutions) File referenced in Lecture 18: ch18_MCSP_Frozen_Pizza.csv |
| Fri, Feb 14 | DACM TA tutorial | For details, see DACM (Quercus site) |
| Mon, Feb 17 – Fri, Feb 21 | READING WEEK | No classes and no tutorials, but office hours continue. See TA's Office Hours during Reading Week and Prof. Murdock's Office Hours, Reading Week. |
| Mon, Feb 24 | -- | (No Quercus Quiz due: a break) |
| Tues/Wed, Feb 25/26 | Lecture 19 |
Statistical inference with regression RR: Sections 18.3 – 18.6, 19.2; HW: HW 19 (Solutions) |
| Fri, Feb 28 | No activity from 9:10-11am | There is nothing scheduled from 9:10 - 11am. However, see the DACM Quercus site for announcements about TA Aid Centres for the DACM Module D Quiz and this site for announcements about TA Aid Centres for Test #4. |
| Fri, Feb 28 | DACM Module D Quiz Due | (Opens on Tues, Feb 25) For details, see our DACM Quercus site |
| Mon, Mar 2 | Quercus Quiz 18/19 due | Weeks 18-19 material |
| Tues/Wed, Mar 3/4 | Lecture 20 |
Multiple regression: model & interpretation RR: Sections 20.1 – 20.3; HW: HW 20 (Solutions) |
| Fri, Mar 6 |
TEST #4 |
9:10 - 11:00am (arrive in your assigned test room by 9:00am) Expected focus is Weeks 4 - 6, and 12 - 19 (including Modules C and D in DACM, Normal Table: Read it, Use it, and Logarithms in Regression Analysis with Asiaphoria). |
| Mon, Mar 9 | Quercus Quiz 20 due | Week 20 material |
| Tues/Wed, Mar 10/11 | Lecture 21 |
Interpretation (again), overall statistical significance & fit of a multiple regression model [The F table] RR: Sections 20.4 – 20.6; HW: HW 21 (Solutions) |
| Fri, Mar 13 | DACM TA tutorial: Recording of Module E.1 TBA | For details, see DACM (Quercus site) |
| Mon, Mar 16 | Quercus Quiz 21 due | Week 21 material |
| Tues/Wed, Mar 17/18 |
Lecture 22 (Slides) and Lecture Recordings |
Dummy variables & interaction terms RR: Sections 19.3, 21.1 – 21.3, “Waterloo 2016 Salary Disparities” (Optional: “Standardized Residuals,” “Influence Measures” pp. 737-9); HW: HW 22 (Solutions) |
| Fri, Mar 20 | DACM TA tutorial: Recording of Module E.2 TBA | For details, see DACM (Quercus site) |
| Mon, Mar 23 | Quercus Quiz 22 due | Week 22 material; Note: This is the last Quercus Quiz |
| Tues/Wed, Mar 24/25 |
Lecture 23 (Slides) and Lecture Recordings |
Quadratic Terms, Connecting (mu1-mu2) to Regression, and an Economics Paper Illustrating Regression in Action RR: “Quadratic terms”; HW: HW 23 (Solutions) |
| Fri, Mar 27 | DACM TA tutorial: Recording of Module E.3 TBA | For details, see DACM (Quercus site) |
| Mon, Mar 30 | -- | (No Quercus Quiz due: a break) |
| Tues/Wed, Mar 31/Apr 1 |
Lecture 24 (Slides) and Lecture Recordings |
More Regression Applications (No RR or HW) |
| Wed, Apr 1 | DACM Module E Quiz Due | (Opens on Fri, Mar 27) For details, see our DACM Quercus site |
| Fri, Apr 3 | TEST #5 (OPEN MAKE-UP): CANCELLED: see DACM on Quercus | Expected focus is Weeks 4 - 6 and 17 - 24 (including Modules D and E in DACM and Logarithms in Regression Analysis with Asiaphoria) with a detailed announcement TBA. |
| Fri, Apr 17 | FINAL EXAM: RESTRUCTURED: see Online Final Assessment on DACM on Quercus |
Date, time and location has been set by A&S : Friday, April 17, 2020, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. The final exam is cumulative and covers Weeks 1 - 24, DACM, Quiz and Prerequisite Review, Logarithms in Regression Analysis with Asiaphoria, and Normal Table: Read it, Use it. Remember our course Aid Sheets. |
Help from our TAs:
| Event(s) | Starting date and links for details |
| Weekly Tutorials | See the Fall 2019 Schedule and Winter 2020 Schedule for schedule. For the DACM Tutorials, see the DACM Handbook on Quercus for details. Note that the DACM TA team will share recorded versions of the Module E.1, E.2, and E.3 tutorials on the DACM Quercus site. |
| Weekly TA Office Hours |
From March 16th onward: Virtual Office Hours with TAs and Professor Murdock From September 16th through March 13th: Mondays 3-4pm in GE 40 with TA Saarah and Wednesdays 1-2pm in GE 40 with TA William. GE 40 is in the basement level of the Economics Department at 150 St George Street. Entering the main entrance (on St George), go down the historic wooden staircase and room GE 40 is nearby: around the corner to the left from the base of the stairs. |
| TA Aid Centres | See the Fall 2019 Schedule and Winter 2020 Schedule for those scheduled during regular Friday morning time slot. Additional TA Aid Centers before each term test and the final exam will be announced. Also, Virtual Office Hours with TAs and Professor Murdock |
| Our Head TA, who manages the Quercus Quizzes and remark requests for term tests is Aly Somani (aly.somani@mail.utoronto.ca). | |
Old Tests/Exams:
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