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Certificate in Economic Data Analytics
Using SAS in its curriculum since 1980
Department of Economics at the University of Akron
Certificate in Economic Data Analytics
Partnership since 2015
SAS Certificates first awarded in 2015
Department of Economics at the University of Akron
Certificate in Economic Data Analytics
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Certificate in Economic Data Analytics
Every student can earn a SAS Certificate
Graduate certificate
Applied Econometrics I
Applied Econometrics II
Microeconomics or Macroeconomics
Forecasting or Mathematical Economics
Job Market Paper written using SAS
Undergraduate certificate
Computer Skills for Economic Analysis
Applied Econometrics
Intermediate Microeconomics or Macroeconomics
Senior Research Paper using SAS
Certificate in Economic Data Analytics
Are story tellers ready to
answer the ‘Why’
questions.
Economists
Certificate in Economic Data Analytics
Work with dirty data
observational and
transactional data
Economists
Certificate in Economic Data Analytics
Work with dirty data
Cross Section, Time
Series, Longitudinal, Panel
data
Economists
Certificate in Economic Data Analytics
Skilled in causality and not
just data description.
Economists
Certificate in Economic Data Analytics
Common sense and reason
vs only
Statistical significance and
goodness of fit
Economists offer
Certificate in Economic Data Analytics
Superior productivity
over
Predictive modeling
Economists offer
Certificate in Economic Data Analytics
Use econometrics to
answer critical what-if
scenarios.
Economists
Certificate in Economic Data Analytics
Have a strong linear and
nonlinear regression
toolkit.
Economists
Certificate in Economic Data Analytics
Data Acquisition
Data Management
Data Analysis
Data Reporting
The economist as data scientist
Certificate in Economic Data Analytics
Data Acquisition
Primary Source
•Excel
•Text, CSV
•Other Formats
Data Base
• SAS
• SQL
• Other
Data Management
Manipulate to use
•Concatenation
•Merging on a common key
•Layering
Data Cleaning
Dealing with Missing Data
•Missing OBS
•Missing VAR
Creation of new Data
Data Analysis
SAS, R, Stata
Econometric Inference
Data Reporting
Creation of Strong Tables
Data Visualization
Ability to write
•To other analytic experts
•To other subject matter experts
•To the Public
The economist as data scientist
Why economists make good data scientists
• We understand objective functions
• We have a very strong linear regression toolkit
• We “own” observational data and causality
• We have experience in articulating problems
and solutions
• We work with big (and dirty) data
Ken Sanford, former Econometric Evangelist, with SAS, now with Dataiku
Certificate in Economic Data Analytics
Analyst
Performance Analyst
Principal Financial Analyst
Business Analyst
Business Intelligence
Architect
Project Analyst
Senior Analyst
Associate Treasury Analyst
Product Manager
Data Scientist
Demand Planner
Senior Operations Analyst
State Regulatory Analyst
Regulatory Analytics &
Forecast Analyst
Client Services Analyst
Risk Analyst
eCommerce Data Analyst
Researcher
Capital Planning Analyst
Department of Economics at the University
Recent Placements – Job Titles
Certificate in Economic Data Analytics
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Department of Economics at the University
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– 10th among schools without a PhD program
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