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Hey guys, have anyone attended the IQRM through the open pool process? What do they look for from open pool applicants?

Thanks @eggsalad14. My main goal is to have advanced statistical methods so I can work my research. Personally, I dont believe in cookies cutter approach in which I can just plug data into a statistical software and hope for a significant result. I aim to understand all the nut and bolt logic behind whatever statistical methods I am using,. Now becoming Gary King would be far-fetched for me, considering I dont have genuine interest in methodology, so basically to have strong grip on quant methodology, so I can confidently analyze data and explain my results.

Causality and probability, random variables, hypothesis testing, univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis, dummy variables, and regression assumptions.

ols = ordinary least squared

Thanks @eggsala14. Yeah, I am a second year grad student. I actually contemplate on going back to basic stats before moving into advanced quant. Though i have done decent job on basic ols regression, I dont think i can move beyond that without strong base of stats.

I am trying to work on my quantitative method. I took basic OLS regession, and now I am reading basic econometrics which cover experiments, regression, instrumental variables, and differences-in-differences. In what topics should I go beyond these? I am thinking of looking into time-series analysis. Really appreciate if any quantitative folk can give me a list of essential quantitative topics I should cover. Also, my statistical skills are limited to basic probability, variability. Do you guys think taking casual inferences from pure statistical field would be helpful to advance on my quant method?