AGEC 314 — Research Methods, Statistics & Mathematics for Economists & Business
Agriculture · University of Ghana
The scientific method of Enquiry in Business & Economics research; Basic and Applied Research; the Scientific Research Process; from proposal writing to dissemination of results; Data/Information Gathering; Methods of Data Collection; Sampling Techniques; Organizing Data for Analysis: Coding, Cleaning, Summary Statistics; Farming Systems Research; Economic Analysis of Agronomic Data. Nature of Statistics, Uses of Statistics in Economic and Business Research Models; Concept of a Random Variable; Probability Distribution Functions; Measures of Central Tendency; Measures of Dispersion; Moments of a Distribution: 3rd and 4th Moments (Skewness & Kurtosis); Concept of a model/Use of Economic models; Classical normal regression assumptions and estimation procedures of the Ordinary Least squares; Desirable Properties of estimators & Hypothesis Testing. Role of Mathematics in Economic and Business Research; Variables and Parameters, Domain of Variable; Concept of a Function: Explicit and Implicit Functions, Inverse Functions; Functional Forms: Linear, Quadratic, Cubic, Polynomial, Logarithmic, Exponential, Inverse, Semi-Logarithmic, Double Logarithmic (Log-Log) Functions; Equations: Solution of Linear, Quadratic and Cubic Equations; Matrix Algebra; Differential Calculus; Optimization Problems: Unconstrained and Constrained Optimization Problems; Integral Calculus
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- AGEC 311 — Farm Management
- AGEC 312 — Project Analysis
- AGEC 313 — Microeconomic and Macroeconomic Theory
- AGEX 311 — Development Sociology
- AGEX 312 — Extension Programme Planning and Evaluation
- AGEX 313 — Gender Planning and Development
- AGEX 314 — FBO Development and Management
- AGEX 316 — Climate Change and Adaptation in Agricultural Development
- AGRC 302 — Principles of Biotechnology
- AGRC 311 — Introductory Genetics
- ANIM 312 — Introduction to Ruminant Production
- CROP 311 — Crop Protection
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).