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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
EEE5022 | Applied Statistics | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. SAEID KARAMZADEH |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. SELİM ZAİM |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | none.......... |
Course Objectives: | The course introduces fundamental topics in statistics and implements its applications to industrial, medical, financial, energy and similar type very large-size datasets to infer meaninful statistical results. The course is for gradute students with no significant background on this subject. Implementations will be performed on the open source statistical software R. Introduction to R programming will be given. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Identify basic terms in statistics. II. Gain ability to use and apply basic methods and programming tools used in statistics over various engineering disciplines. III. Ability to explore data and its relationships. IV. Ability to perform hypothesis testing for statistical problems. V. Perform statistical inference over statistical data. |
Topics include: Introduction to R programming, Sampling, Data Exploration, Exploring Relationships, Probability, Random Variables and Probability Distributions, Estimation, Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Inference, Multiple Testing Correction, ANOVA, Analysis of Categorical Variables, Regression Analysis, Bayesian Analysis, Survival Analysis, Over Representation Analysis, Meta Analysis. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction | |
2) | Introduction to R statistical programming | |
3) | Term Project | |
4) | Data Exploration with R | |
5) | Visualizing and Summarizing Relationships | |
6) | Probability and Random Variables | |
7) | Estimation in datasets | |
8) | Hypothesis Testing for various engineering applications | |
9) | Statistical Inference over various large datasets | |
10) | ANOVA | |
11) | Analysis of Categorical Variables | |
12) | Regression and Bayesian Analysis | |
13) | Survival analysis | |
14) | Over Representation Analysis |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Principles of Applied Statistics (Paperback), by D. R. Cox, Christl A. Donnelly 2011 ISBN-10: 1107644453 | ISBN-13: 978-1107644458 |
References: | Introductory Statistics with R Peter Dalgaard 2011 ISBN 978-0-387-79053-4 |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Project | 1 | % 30 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 30 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 70 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 42 |
Project | 1 | 30 |
Midterms | 1 | 40 |
Final | 1 | 50 |
Total Workload | 204 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends. | 2 |
2) | He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning. | 2 |
3) | Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events. | 2 |
4) | Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders. | 2 |
5) | Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions. | 1 |
6) | Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures. | 2 |
7) | Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions. | 1 |
8) | Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods. | 2 |
9) | In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective. | 2 |
10) | Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines. | 1 |
11) | Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team. | 2 |