Cornerstones in Quantitative Empirical Methods

The book provides a comprehensive technical foundation for understanding and analyzing data problems using quantitative empirical methods. It includes a thorough introduction to probability theory and statistics, followed by advanced concepts in quantitative empirical methods. The book also contains an elaborate appendix with all the mathematical techniques needed. Thus, the book is self-contained, requiring only high-school math as a prerequisite. Concepts are explored through both theoretical presentations and practical examples, with formal technical proofs provided at the end of chapters. This structure makes the book suitable for undergraduate students wanting to learn and understand the concepts and to graduate students also wanting to prove various results to obtain even deeper insight.