Instruction for Week 2 （第2周导语)

We will also have an in-class meeting this week where you will gain an understanding of the estimation process

1. Learning objectives (学习目标)

   - be able to correctly interpret the economic meaning of simple linear regressionresults.

   - a firm understanding of unbias, consistency and efficiency

2. Key knowledge points (核心知识) 

   - coefficients: ‘how much’ type of question 

   - differences between estimator and estimate

   - properties of OLS sampling distribution

3. Learning activities (学习活动) 

   - F2F lecture

   - classical case example: mother's education and child's birth weight [Qian et al.(SS&M, 2018)]

4. Learning assessment (测评反馈) 

   - peer collaboration: knowledge points mind map