Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SOS2052016138STATISTICSCompulsory234
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The goal of this course is that student will gain the basic foundation of statistics and learn to apply. The course covers elementary descriptive and inferential statistics. For example, the course will focus on the distribution, measurement of central tendency, hypothesis testing, various distribution ( such as t and chi-square). The aim of this course is that student should be able to analyze the research data with the basic statistical tools.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Erol BULUT
Learning Outcomes
1Display distributions with graphics.
2Analyze the data with using basic statistics.
3Develop an understanding of statistics related various kinds of distributions and apply them.
4Learn and apply the hypothesis testing.
5Make statistical tables and interpret them.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction to course
2Describing variables: Measurement and the level of measurement
3Measurement of central tendency
4Measurement of variance and dispersion
5Describe the bivariate relations: Cross-tabulation
6Measures of association for nominal and ordinal variables
7Correlation
8Midterm Exam
9Properties of normal distribution
10Normal distribution: transformation of z value
11Sampling and sampling distribution
12Estimation
13Hypothesis testing
14Hypothesis testing: two sample
15The Chi- Square test
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Yahşi Yazıcıoğlu ve Samiye Erdoğan, SPSS UygulamalI Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Detay Yayıncılık.
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 Examination122
Final Examination122
Makeup Examination122
Laboratory1111121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)127
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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