An introduction to probalistic modeling and statistical inference applied to the analysis of economic data for students with basic knowledge of calculus. Topics covered include: probability, discrete and continuous random variables, probability distributions, mean, variance, correlation, sampling, parameter estimation, unbiasedness and efficiency, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing. Computing labs with Excel.
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UnitsOptional
Grading1, 2, 3
PasstimeNone
Level LimitLetters and science
CollegeClass is very disorganized and he just reads off slides
The single worst class I have ever taken, by far!!! He does not describe the problems and only reads the lecture slides.
This the most poorly organized class I have ever taken. Hartman is one of the worst lecturers/professors I have seen in a long time. There is also no getting out of him if you are an econ major as he is the only one who teaches econ 5
The setup of this class is weird bc of the three sections AND lecture period throughout the week but I'd recommend only skipping the R sections. he lowk doesn't teach much, just kinda reads off the slides so def go to CLAS and watch the supplemental vids in Canvas bc that's actually saving me rn
Genuinely one of if not the worst professors I have ever had. I learned more about the class by repeatedly doing old finals or midterms than I ever could by listening to his lectures. Any time I went to lecture it was a complete waste of time, and I usually left more confused than informed. Avoid Hartman at all costs.
this class structure is a MESS, so its a good thing the content isnt too hard. hartman is clearly very into econ 5 but his teaching/ way of explaining is so unhelpful. he overexplains without giving an actual answer. after doing so bad in 10A this class was refreshing because if you study you'll actually get a good grade.