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Excel: Economic Analysis and Data Analytics

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Find out how to use big data to perform regression analysis for economic forecasting in Microsoft Excel.

Syllabus

Introduction

Economic forecasting
What you should know before watching this course
Using the exercise files

1. The Basics

Basics of economic analysis
Sources of economic data
Economic forecasting methods
Regression analysis in economics
Predicting values with regressions
Economic forecasting in the research literature

2. Economic Data Analysis

Trend analysis in forecasting
Serial correlation in data
Analyzing results

3. Forecasting Economic Trends

Advanced forecasting methods
Binomial regressions
Fixed effects regressions
Difference in differences analysis
Stata and economic forecasting
Interpreting Stata results

4. Using Economic Forecasts

What do the results mean?
Testing accuracy in economic forecasts
Scenario analysis in economics

5. Economic Data

Common economic variables
Lead and lag relationships
Seasonality and data cleaning
Interpreting other's economic forecasts

Conclusion

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Taught by

Michael McDonald

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