ECON1280. Analysis of economic data (6 credits)
This course studies the measurement and interpretation of economic variables, and how to model their
relationships using appropriate empirical methods. Topics include interpretation of headline statistics,
describing economic aggregates, modeling of economic relationships and drawing conclusions from
observations.
Prerequisite: Level 2 or above in HKDSE Mathematics Module 1 or 2, or a pass in MATH1011
University Mathematics I or concurrent registration in MATH1011.
Mutually exclusive: STAT1601 Elementary statistical methods, STAT1602 Business statistics,
STAT1603 Introductory statistics and STAT2901 Probability and statistics:
Foundations of actuarial science
Remarks: Not open to students taking or having taken STAT2601 Probability & statistics I.