GPCO 453Quantitative Methods I

4 units · GPCO · UC San Diego

This course is designed to provide proficiency in quantitative methods that are used for optimization and decision making. The use of spreadsheets is applied to data analysis and problem solving. Statistical theory and regression analysis are introduced. Renumbered from IRCO 453. Students may not receive credit for GPCO 453 and IRCO 453.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “GPS students only or consent of instructor.”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 4 · Fall (2 programs).

Required in (1)

Political Science (International Affairs)

What it opens up

Courses that list GPCO 453 as a prerequisite (9)

GPEC 434 The Present and Future of the Global Economy
GPEC 446 Applied Data Analysis and Statistical Decision Making
GPEC 452 Migration and Development
GPEC 454 Managing the Macroeconomy
GPEC 464 Designing Field Experiments
GPPA 430 Education Policy Around the World
GPPA 435 Comparative Social Welfare Policy
GPPS 435 State-Building and Modeling State Capacity
GPPS 452 Quantitative Analysis of Public Opinion and Electoral Choices