cm018 - November 29, 2018

Overview

  • Define ordinary least squares (OLS) estimation
  • Identify why OLS estimator is the best linear unbiased estimator
  • Explain how to calculate OLS using matrix algebra, minimizing the sum of the squared error, and maximizing the likelihood
  • Identify core assumptions of OLS
  • Summarize diagnostic tests to validate whether assumptions are met

Before class

What you need to do

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