Analysis of Economics Data: Further
Courses
What courses to take after Statistics 13 and Economics 102
(Analysis of Economics Data 102)?
This is changing over time as there are more offerings.
ECONOMICS COURSES
- Economics 140 (Econometrics) This presents regression theory
and methods in more detail than 102.
- Economics 190 (Topics in Economics) includes two more advanced
econometrics courses. Big Data Analysis is offered In Fall 2018
and Time Series and Financial data Analysis in Spring 2019. See
http://www.econ.ucdavis.edu/courses/ecn-190-topics.
We expect these courses will become regularly listed courses in
2020-21.
- Several economics courses include some regression analysis of
data.
These courses are in the Data
Analytics and Economics Analysis Specialization Track of
the Economics major.
Currently ECN 132 (Health Economics) and ECN 145 (Transportation
Economics), and some of the ECN 190 courses. More courses may be
added over time.
STATISTICS COURSES
Statistics courses are listed here.
Most immediately useful for economists are
- Statistics 108 (Applied Statistical Methods: Regression
Analysis).
- Statistics 130A-B (Mathematical Statistics: Brief Course).
This is bread-and-butter statistics, often required for graduate
degrees.
- Statistics 131A-C (Mathematical Statistics). More advanced
version of 130A-B. Take either 130 or 131.
- Statistics 137 (Applied Time Series Analysis).
- Statistics 141A-C (Data Science, Data and Web Technologies,
Big Data)
A minor
in Statistics is Stat 106, 108, 130A-B (or 131A-B) and 1
course with 130B as a pre-requisite.
A major
in Statistics requires 48-52 upper division units depending on
which trak you take.
DATA STUDIES COURSES
This new small program offers two courses listed here.
- STS 101 (Introduction to Data Studies). Data manipulation
using Excel.
- STS 115 (Data Science and Exploration). Case studies using R.
COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES
The most useful first course for computer science non-majors is ECS
32A Introduction to Programming using Python. This is followed by
ECS 32B and ECS 34. (Majors instead begin with ECS 36A which uses
C++).
Computer science courses are listed here. The new
numbering, beginning in 2018-19 follows. The lower division courses
for non-majors include
- ECS 32A (Introduction to Programming). Programming in Python
(was ECS10).
- ECS 32B (Introduction to Data Structures) (was ECS60)
- ECS 34 (Software development in Unix and C/C++ (was ECS 40)
The lower division courses for majors include
- ECS 36A Programming and problem solving). Programming in C.
(was ECS 30)
- ECS 36B Software Development and Object-oriented programming
in C++ (was ECS 40)
- ECS 36C Data Structures, Algorithms and Programming (was ECS
60)
MATHEMATICS COURSES
Mathematics courses are listed here
with detailed syllabi here.
To strengthen mathematics for economics take more advanced courses
in linear algebra and calculus.
- MAT 22A (Linear Algebra). Covers vectors and matrices.
- MAT 67 (Modern Linear Algebra). More advanced course than 22A.
Requires 21A.
- MAT 25 (Advanced Calculus). Requires 21C.
- MAT 127A (Real Analysis). Requires 25. Calculus at an even
more advanced level
- MAT 108 (Introduction to Abstract mathematics). Requires 21B.
Includes how to prove theorems .
A. Colin Cameron / UC-Davis Economics / http://www.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/cameron