Mathematics for Economists

For students who are studying Economics at university, Statistics is a key area of study. We will be working closely with the Economics department to ensure that the right topics are covered during this programme of study. This will involve working on topics from the Further Mathematics A Level course, but may involve going beyond the material already taught.

Weeks 1&2: Time will be given to ensuring that all students are comfortable with all relevant aspects of Statistics from their A Level courses, pushing those ideas into more of an Economics-based setting and firming up their ability to interpret what the data is telling them.

Weeks 3&4: The students will meet some new topics and concepts such as estimators, bias and standard errors, which will enable them to put themselves in a better position for their start to university study.

Project Outcome: All students should feel more prepared for studying Economics, have furthered their knowledge of the key statistical principles and gain greater insight into interpreting data.