| Probability and Statistics, Econ 15A-B |
- Drop/Add policy: This course complies with the Economics Department's drop/add policy. (short story: no drops after second week, not sixth week)
- Lecture Time/Location: Tues/Thurs 330-450p ELH 100
- Instructor: Kent Johnson
(learn
more about
- Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursday after class (and by appointment)
- Email: johnsonk@uci.edu
- Office Location: SST
755
| TA: Bennett
Holman Email Office Hours: W 12 - 2p Office Location: SST 786 |
TA: Rory Smead Email |
TA: Eric Updike Email |
TA: Shunan Zhang Email Office Hours: M 10a - 12p Office Location: SSL 477 |
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M 9:00 - 9:50a |
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2:00 - 2:50p Shunan |
M 6:00 - 6:50p |
Tu 5:00 -
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Th 11:00 - 11:50a Rory |
Th 6:00 - 6:50 |
F
5:00 - 5:50p |
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Required Text: Ramsey, James B. 2002. The Elements of
Statistics, with
Applications to Economics and the Social Sciences.
Required Software: EViews.
Quantitative
Micro Software. A one-year software package can be purchased for $30 at
the
computer store (upstairs) in the UCI campus bookstore. If you're low on
money
(or just a cheapskate), you don't need to buy this software. It should beinstalled on all computer labs in the
Schedule
[These calendars are public; you can add them to your own, if you use Google Calendars, or something compatible with them. The Orange calendar is named in the embedding; the Blue calendar is Weeks.]
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Exams:
85 points total
Homework:
15 points total
Extra
Credit: 11 points total
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Notice: Because
these files are password protected, to transfer them into Eviews, you will need to open the
document using the password, select the content (e.g., by
using control+a and then control+c), and then right-click on the grey
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Comments
and Hints
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Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Students caught engaging in any form of academic dishonesty will receive an F for the course. You should plan to
take all four exams. While I will
drop your lowest score, you may need to do this due to adverse
circumstances,
which include but are not limited to: conflicts with your
athletic/band/debate/social/work schedule, illness, stuck in traffic,
forgot
the
test date, job/internship interview, alien abduction, family emergency,
doctor’s appointment, too stoned to stand, weather difficulties, etc.
If this course is a sufficiently low priority for you that
you will miss half or more of the exams, you may wish to
consider whether this is the right time for you to be taking a
university-level class. Hand-held calculators come in a very wide
variety of
computing powers. I do not wish to require a certain type of calculator
for the
exams, but it is also unfair to penalize some students for not
remembering data
that other students have on their more powerful calculators. Thus, the
following rule applies. During exams, only calculators capable of very
basic
functions are permitted. Calculators
capable of displaying graphs, storing content (e.g., such as
definitions,
etc.), interfacing with a computer (e.g., a laptop), or part of a phone
are not
permitted in the exam. Students using calculators that
can store content regardless of what
information has or has not been placed onto the device have
committed an act of academic dishonesty, and are subject to the
penalties therein. If you have any doubts about
the
permissibility of your calculator, check
with me or a TA well in advance of the exam. Here
are some examples of permissible and impermissible calculators.
Any concerns regarding homework or extra credit (lab attendance, test preps, etc.) must be addressed within one week of the relevant score’s being posted on EEE. After that, the scores are written in stone. Any concerns regarding exams must be addressed within two weeks of the relevant score’s being posted on EEE. After that, the scores are written in stone. |
