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Quantitative Methods

Description
This course aims to further advance knowledge in research methods and data analysis. Students will learn the main tools related to data analysis, statistics, and econometrics?quantitative techniques necessary for training and developing a professional career in the economic field. All of this is aimed at continuing to develop logical reasoning, abstraction capacity, and symbolic representation of a problem.
Type Subject
Optativa
Semester
Annual
Credits
6.00
Previous Knowledge
Objectives

Cooperative learning and learning through the study of specific cases are the main learning strategies of the course. Students are required to work in pairs, fostering interdependence among members. Theoretical concepts are explained through case studies. In this way, students learn how to apply these concepts by solving problems and working with datasets using SPSS.

Contents

Data and variables

Causality and correlation

Common errors in the interpretation and use of statistics

Linear regression

Binary logistic regression

Multivariate logistic regression

Principal component analysis

Cluster analysis

Survival models

Time series, ARMA models

Methodology

Cooperative learning and learning through the study of specific cases are the main learning strategies of the course. Students are required to work in pairs, fostering interdependence among members. Theoretical concepts are explained through case studies. In this way, students learn how to apply these concepts by solving problems and working with datasets using SPSS.

Evaluation

Ordinary call:
To be evaluated in the ordinary call, all activities subject to evaluation must have been completed. The evaluable activities must be submitted by the deadlines indicated by the professor. If, for a duly justified and communicated reason to the professor, the activities could not be submitted within the established period, they may be submitted before the exam date for the subject, so that the professor can grade them, although in this case the professor is not obliged to provide feedback on those activities to the student.
On the other hand, the student has the right to take the final written exam even if they have not submitted all other evaluable activities, but the final grade for the subject will only be calculated if all activities have been submitted and according to the evaluation criteria and weightings established in this teaching guide. If any evaluable activity has not been submitted or completed, it will be recorded as "Not presented" on the exam record.

Extraordinary call:
The evaluation criteria are the same as in the ordinary call, so all evaluation activities considered in the course must be submitted. The grades of completed activities (including the final written exam) will be kept while pending activities are completed. The same weighting criteria as in the ordinary evaluation will be applied. This measure will only be applied during the current academic year, so if the extraordinary call is not passed, re-enrollment will imply repeating the entire subject.

Evaluation Criteria

Team evaluation I: 40%

Team evaluation II: 40%

Individual evaluation: 20%