AMERICAN CULTURE AND LITERATURE | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ECO2062 | Applied Statistics | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Hybrid |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi SERKAN YEŞİLYURT |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi AYSE ERTUĞRUL BAYKAN Prof. Dr. İPEK ALTINBAŞAK FARİNA |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | To apply and interpret the results of a variety of statistical techniques from both descriptive and inferential statistics |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. The concept of the sampling distribution and to compute probabilities related to the sample mean and the sample proportion 2. To construct and interpret confidence interval estimates for the mean and the proportion 3. The basic principles of hypothesis testing and how to use hypothesis testing to test a mean or proportion 4. How to use hypothesis testing for comparing the difference between the means and proportion of populations 5. How to use one-way and two-way analysis of variance to test for differences among the means of several populations 6. How and when to use the chi-square test for contingency tables and how to use the chi-square test for a variance or standard deviation 7. How to use regression analysis to investigate the relationship between variables. |
Sampling and Sampling Distributions Sampling Distribution Properties Point and Interval Estimates Confidence Interval for population mean Confidence Intervals for the Population Proportion, π Fundamentals of Hypothesis Testing: One-Sample Tests Hypothesis Testing for Mean and Proportion Two-Sample Tests for Mean Two-Sample Tests for Proportion One-Way Analysis of Variance Two-Way Analysis of Variance Chi-Square Tests and Nonparametric Tests Introduction to Simple Linear Regression |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Sampling and Sampling Distributions | |
2) | Point and Interval Estimates | |
3) | Sampling Distribution Properties | |
4) | Confidence Interval for population mean | |
5) | Confidence Intervals for the Population Proportion, π | |
6) | Fundamentals of Hypothesis Testing: One-Sample Tests | |
7) | Hypothesis Testing for Mean and Proportion | |
8) | Review | |
9) | Two-Sample Tests for Mean | |
10) | Two-Sample Tests for Proportion | |
11) | Analysis of Variance | |
12) | Chi-Square Tests and Nonparametric Tests | |
13) | Introduction to Simple Linear Regression | |
14) | Review |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Basic Business Statistics Concepts and Applications Mark L. Brenson, David M. Levine, Timothy C. Krehbiel, Pearson Education Prentice Hal. |
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Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 4 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 35 |
Final | 1 | % 45 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 55 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 45 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 7 | 98 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 150 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Upon graduation, students will acquire key skills and attributes to conduct research to use research tools, to solve problems, to communicate effectively and to transfer skills to the workplace. | |
2) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to discuss key issues in fluent English. | |
3) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to compose written documents in English with a mature prose style. | 4 |
4) | Upon graduation, students will have gained broad knowledge of the American and English literary canons. | 4 |
5) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to analyze, synthesize and criticize sophisticated works of American and English literature. | 4 |
6) | Upon graduation, students will have achieved in depth the understanding of contemporary American culture. | 3 |
7) | Upon graduation, students will have developed the ability to draw links among diverse literary texts and documents and establish critical connections and adopt an interdisciplinary attitude. | 3 |
8) | Upon graduation, students will be able to develop new projects individually or in teams. | 3 |
9) | Upon graduation, students will be able to apply their knowledge into their lives for interdisciplinary problem-solving and solutions. | 4 |