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Introductory econometrics
ETC2410
Synopsis
This unit introduces you to the empirical analysis of relationships between economic variables. The approach is based on linear regression theory, and emphasises 'hands on' data analysis. Topics studied will include properties of least squares estimators, hypothesis testing, the choice of appropriate functional form, the use of dummy variables, issues around modelling survey data and the problems of serial correlation, heteroscedasticity and multicollinearity.
Sourced from the Monash Handbook 2026.
Quick facts
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 2
- Audience
- Undergraduate
- Type
- Coursework
- School
- Faculty of Business and Economics
- Faculty
- Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics
- Handbook year
- 2026
Prerequisites (8)
- Business statisticsETB1100
- Business and economic statisticsETC1000
- Business statisticsETF1100
- Introduction to statistical analysisETW1001
- Business statisticsETX1100
- Business information analysisFIT1006
- Introduction to statistical reasoningSCI1020
- Statistical methods for scienceSTA1010
What it unlocks (27)
- Empirical strategies for policy evaluationECX5479
- Principles of econometricsETC3400
- Applied econometricsETC3410
- Applied time series econometricsETC3450
- Financial econometricsETC3460
- Applied forecastingETC3550
- Advanced statistical modellingETC3580
- Principles of econometricsETC5340
- Applied econometricsETC5341
- Applied time series econometricsETC5345
- Financial econometricsETC5346
- Applied forecastingETC5550
- Advanced statistical modellingETC5580
- Applied econometricsETF3200
- Business forecastingETF3231
- Quantitative methods for financial marketsETF3300
- Quantitative analysis of limited dependent variablesETF3600
- Business forecastingETF5231
- Applied econometricsETF5320
- Quantitative methods for financial marketsETF5330
- Quantitative analysis of limited dependent variablesETF5600
- Time series forecasting: Principles and practiceETW3420
- Applied time series for policy analysisETW3450
- Financial modelling and analyticsETW3481
- Applied econometrics for behavioural modellingETW3510
- High dimensional data analysisETX3500
- High dimensional data analysisETX5500
Offerings (2)
- First semesterClayton · BLENDED
- Second semesterClayton · BLENDED
Listed in 9 areas of study
- Actuarial studiesCore units
- Actuarial studiesAdditional actuarial studies units
- Business analyticsAdditional business analytics units
- Business analyticsAdditional business analytics units
- EconometricsCore units
- EconometricsCore units
- FinanceCore units
- Financial and insurance mathematicsFinancial and insurance mathematics elective unit
- Mathematical foundations of econometricsCore units