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ECON209 Econometrics

Lab Practice 1
August 30 2024

1 Python
1. Sample Codes
Sample codes (with detailed guides) get uploaded to ”Files” on canvas. They will be useful
for your Lab Practices, Homework and Final Project.
2. Popular Libraries & Packages for Econometrics/ Data Science

• General-purpose libraries for working with arrays:


– numpy (Numerical Python)
– xarray
– pandas (Python data analysis)
• For explanatory analysis:
– statsmodels
– scipy.stats
• For visualization:
– matplotlib
– seaborn
• For machine learning/ prediction:
– scikitlearn
3. Other useful sources for practice and further exploration
• Python for Econometrics Lecture Notes by Dr. Fabian H. C. Raters
– For students who want a systematic introduction to Python for Econometrics/ Data
Science. Walks you from basic concepts in programming to data handling, analysis
and visualization.
• quantecon library
– A library built by economists, within an initiative founded by professors Thomas
J. Sargent at NYU and John Stachurski at ANU. Lecture series, books and sample
codes are available.
– Recommended (by Internet fellows) for students interested in macroeconomics, time-
series econometrics.
• The Internet rabbit hole

1
2 LATEX
1. LaTeX editors
• Overleaf
• Something you should know before the Final Project:
– Academic documents formatting
– Writing Maths expressions
– Inserting figures, creating tables, etc
– Adding citations
2. LaTeX tutorials
• LaTeX for beginners in 30 mins
• LaTeX Guides on Overleaf
• LaTeX Wikibook

3 Today’s Lab
1. Set up an account.

2. Utilize the 30m guide above and create your first Overleaf document, following/ including
these requirements:
• font size 12, document class: article;
• title, author, date information;
• 2 sections, specifically:
In section 1:
– 1 table summarizing the notations for sample statistics and population parameters;
It could look something like this:

Figure 1: Table from Lesson 3 slides

In section 2:
– 1 ordered list of 2 properties of a good estimator θ;
– 1 unordered list listing out what each property means in mathematical sense;
– simple proof that sample mean X̄ is an unbiased estimator for population mean µ.
If you want to align the equations, use this guide.
3. Submit your Overleaf document by 11:59PM Aug 30, or today.

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