Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
ZGM2052016959STATISTIC AND TRIAL METHODSCompulsory234
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
• Information on the basic principle of statistics, • Information on the basic statistical tests, • Information on the statistical methods to be used to evaluate the data collected from the experiments (research)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd.Doç.Dr.Yeliz KAŞKO ARICI
Learning Outcomes
1relevant and accurate statistical methods to be elected
2Ability to understand and apply basic statistical methods
3To interpret the results of statistical analysis
4Understanding of the results of scientific studies
5Analyze data with popular statistical software package
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Introduction to statistics, Basic principle of statistics, Collection of data, Type of data and summarizing, Descriptive statistics, Relationship between two variables (correlation analysis and regression analysis), Statistical distributions (binomial,poisson normal), Sampling distributions, t-distribution, Hypothesis testing (Z-test, t-test), Chi-square distribution and chi-square tests, Analysis of variance, Multiple comparison tests, Computer applications with statistical package programs.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The importance of statistics, Basic statistical concepts
2Type of data (continuous and discrete) and summarizingproblem solving
3Descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion) problem solving and computer applications
4Relationship between two variables, Correlation analysis (correlation coefficient)problem solving and computer applications
5Regression analysis (regression coefficients, regression equation, regression line, determination coefficient)problem solving and computer applications
6Binomial distribution (calculation of the probabilities of events properties of the binomial distribution, parameters of the binomial distribution, shape of the binomial distribution), Poisson distribution (calculation of the probabilities of events, properties of the Poisson distribution, parameters of the Poisson distribution, shape of the Poisson distribution) problem solving
7Normal distribution (properties of normal distribution, calculation of the probabilities, standard normal distribution)problem solving
8Midterm Exam
9Sampling distributions (sampling distribution of means, sampling distribution of differences between two means, sampling distribution of proportions, sampling distribution of differences between two proportions, sampling distribution of correlation coefficient)
10Hypothesis testing (hypotheses, test statistics, Type I and Type II errors, one- and two tailed tests)
11Z-test (hypothesis testing: a single population mean, the difference between two population means, a single population proportion, correlation coefficient)problem solving and computer applications
12t-distribution, t-test (hypothesis testing: a single population mean)problem solving and computer applications
13t-test (hypothesis testing: the difference between two population means, correlation coefficient)problem solving and computer applications
14Paired t-test, Confidence intervalproblem solving and computer applications
15Chi-square distribution, Chi-square tests ( test of homogeneity, tests of goodness-of-Fit, test of independence)problem solving and computer applications
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Kocabaş, Z., Özkan, M. Ve Başpınar, E., 2013. Temel Biyometri. Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayınları, Yayın No:1606, Ankara. Mendeş, M., 2012, Uygulamalı Bilimler İçin İstatistik ve Araştırma Yöntemleri. Kriter Yayınları, İstanbul. Sokal R. R. and Rohlf F. J., 1995. Biometry (Third Edition). W. H. Freeman and Company, New York, USA. Statistical package programs
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14114
Practice14114
Self Study14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination248
Individual Study for Final Examination14570
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)122
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