POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |||||
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 | Fall | 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) | Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. | |
2) | Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. | |
3) | Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. | |
4) | Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. | |
5) | Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. | |
6) | Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. | |
7) | Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. | |
8) | Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. | |
9) | Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. | |
10) | Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. | |
11) | Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. | |
12) | Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |