ECOM30001 Basic Econometrics (University of Melbourne): rated 3.3/5 overall across 10 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
ECOM30001 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics in Econometrics. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 基础计量经济学
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Econometrics
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Economics
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This subject examines multiple regression analysis and its use in economics, management, finance, accounting and marketing. Topics will include the properties of estimators, hypothesis testing, specification error, multicollinearity, dummy variables, heteroskedasticity, serial correlation, panel .
ECOM30001 has 10 scored reviews: overall 3.3/5 · usefulness 4.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 StudentVIP reviews (average 4.0 stars); 8 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.1/5).
On Reddit: "Wasn’t surprising since it’s similar to past exam in terms of difficulty, there was a few surprise questions and my quality of answers wasn’t perfect despite being able to finish it. I just found it ridiculous the length of the exam was exactly like the past exam where you could…"
On Reddit: "Yes, basic is the equivalent of Econometrics 1. The only reason you would take Econometrics 2 is if you are interested in pursuing economics/econometrics (or anything which requires you to do some empirical analysis e.g. certain areas of finance) at a graduate/honours level or s…"
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Q: Is ECOM30001 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 10 reviews: usefulness 4.0/5, overall 3.3/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches ECOM30001, and when is it offered?
A: ECOM30001 is taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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