STATISTICS IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES I

PSİ211

Course Code: PSİ211
Semester: Third Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 2
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Third Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Burcu Tekeş Tolungüç

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Discuss psychological and social research based on numerical data.
Be able to evaluate statistical results of any given research reports.
Transfer probabilistic thinking skills to various problems.
Be able to apply statistical software programs and able to interpret data descriptively.
Evaluate statistical graphs properly.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

The course includes an introduction to probabilistic and statistical techniques for describing data. Topics such as probability, frequency analyses, measures of central tendency and measure of deviation are explained by using computer software. The emphasis is on the effective handling of the data and understanding the basic principles of statistical thinking.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction and Course Overview
2^nd Week	What is Statistics?
3^rd Week	Fundamental Concepts of Statistics
4^th Week	Frequency distributions
5^th Week	Standard deviations & The distribution of scores
6^th Week	Confidence Interval & Hypothesis Testing
7^th Week	Overall
8^th Week	Mid-Term Exam
9^th Week	Getting starting with Jamovi
10^th Week	Getting starting with Jamovi II
11^th Week	Correlation
12^th Week	Simple Linear Regression
13^th Week	Multiple Regression
14^th Week	Questions-Answers
15^th Week	Overall

Recommended or Required Reading

Jamovi, J. N. & Foxcroft, D. R. (2018). Learning statistics with jamovi. Retrieved from
https://blog.jamovi.org/2018/10/25/learning-statistics-with-jamovi.html

Dancey, C. P., & Reidy, J. (2007). Statistics without maths for psychology. Pearson education.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Practice
Questions/Answers
Other

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	6	30
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	2	28
Preparation for Final exam	1	20	20
Course hours	15	3	45
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	10	10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	6	8	48
Total Work Load			153
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.1
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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