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◄Faculty of Economics and Administration►

Main Reference (1) Brooks, C. 2014. Introductory Econometrics for Finance,
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3 edition. Cambridge University Press.
(2) Canova, F. 2007. Methods for Applied Macroeconomic
Research, Princeton University Press.
(3) Kok. K.L and Goh K.L. 1995. Malaysian Securities
Market: Indicator, Risk, Return, Efficiency and Inter-
market Dependence, Pelanduk Publications.
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(4) Enders, W. 2009. Applied Econometric Time Series, 3
ed. John Wiley
(5) Campbell, J., Lo, A.W. and MacKinlay, A.C. 1997. The
Econometrics of Financial Markets, Princeton University
Press.
(6) J.D. Hamilton, Time Series Analysis, Princeton University
Press, 1994.
(7) Tan, H.B. and Hooi, C.W. 2005. Understanding the
Behaviour of the Malaysian Stock Market, UPM Press.

EQC 7015 READINGS IN APPLIED STATISTICS
Learning Outcomes At the end of the course, students are able to:

(1) Discuss the strong theoretical underpinnings in
studying a statistical problem of interest;
(2) Study the application of different statistical methods in
solving a statistical problem of interest;
(3) Synthesize the information from the relevant literature
for examining a statistical problem of interest; and
(4) Prepare the project paper in a timely manner.

Synopsis of Course The main objective of this course is to explore the
Contents application of various statistical methods in data analysis
through the evaluation of a number of articles. The course
exposes students to efficient literature search. The focus is
on a statistical problem of interest. Through the critical
evaluation of journal articles and other works, the student will
be able to gain a greater understanding about the various
statistical methods used in the analysis of data. Students
will be guided in searching for, identifying, summarizing and
managing the necessary reading materials.

Assessment Continuous Assessment : 100%

Main Reference (1) Cooper, Harris. Synthesizing Research: A Guide for
Literature Reviews, 3rd ed. (Applied Social Research
Methods Series, v. 2) Thousand Oaks, Calif: Sage
Publications, 1998.
(2) Galvan, Jose L. Writing Literature Reviews: A Guide for
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Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences. 6 ed,
Los Angeles, CA: Pyrczak, 2014.

EQC 7016 STATISTICAL METHODS FOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Learning Outcomes At the end of this course, the students are able to:

(1) Explain role of statistical methodology in quality
management in field of social science;
(2) Apply various statistical tools and techniques in

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