Usage of this book

This book is meant to be used as a supplement to your coursework in university. It covers the basics of the R programming language and important libraries such as tidyverse, knitr, and stargazer.

It will also cover certain statistical topics such as econometric foundations, Randomized Controlled Trials (RCT), Instrumental Variables (IV), Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD), and Difference-in-Differences (DiD).

It is recommended to go through the chapters of this book in order, as early chapters serve as a foundation for the later sections.

There will also be recommended and supplementary materials sections throughout the book.

• The recommended materials section is provided with hopes of strengthening certain concepts. They will be very significant and helpful for your understanding.
• The supplementary materials section aims to provide you with additional context on topics that you are interested in.

Related exercises will be provided in sections of the book. They are sourced from other textbooks and problem sets available online.