ECON 5: STAT ECON
University of California, Santa Barbara
An introduction to probalistic modeling and statistical inference applied t o the analysis of economic data for students with basic knowledge of calcul us. Topics covered include: probability, discrete and continuous random var iables, probability distributions, mean, variance, correlation, sampling, p arameter estimation, unbiasedness and efficiency, confidence intervals, hyp othesis testing. Computing labs with Excel.
Average GPA: 2.68
Grade distribution records: 7,166 students across 18 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 215 | 3.0% |
| A | 1,024 | 14.3% |
| A- | 737 | 10.3% |
| B+ | 785 | 11.0% |
| B | 1,105 | 15.4% |
| B- | 708 | 9.9% |
| C+ | 553 | 7.7% |
| C | 593 | 8.3% |
| C- | 336 | 4.7% |
| D+ | 240 | 3.3% |
| D | 288 | 4.0% |
| D- | 153 | 2.1% |
| F | 429 | 6.0% |
Based on 7,166 student grade records across 18 terms and 15 professors.
Instructors
- Hartman J L 1,146 students, Average GPA 2.73
- Abbate E C 1,031 students, Average GPA 2.74
- Liu D 973 students, Average GPA 2.68
- Amaral De Cas 494 students, Average GPA 2.57
- Trujano Ochoa 461 students, Average GPA 2.78
- Jaskiewicz A 445 students, Average GPA 2.87
- Herrera La Ro 417 students, Average GPA 2.49
- Saha K 406 students, Average GPA 2.66
- Guan M 369 students, Average GPA 2.63
- Heo S 314 students, Average GPA 2.68
- Strehl Pessin 310 students, Average GPA 2.58
- Olguin D S 280 students, Average GPA 2.64
- Rasamoelison 268 students, Average GPA 2.65
- Tsao S 254 students, Average GPA 2.72
- Ramos Fontes 136 students, Average GPA 2.73