SOCIOLOGY | |||||
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) | To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions. | |
2) | To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels | |
3) | To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences. | |
4) | To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes | |
5) | To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills | |
6) | To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields. | |
7) | To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime. | |
8) | To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective | |
9) | To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge | |
10) | To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects | |
11) | To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member. | |
12) | To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school. |