Information Package

ECON218

STATISTICS II

Course Code
ECON218
Semester
Fourth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
6
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study2
SemesterFourth Term (Spring)
ECTS6
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. To provide the students with the knowledge and skills to collect, analyze and interpret data while solving scientific and practical problems that the students will encounter in their fields
  2. To gain the knowledge of which kind of research question can be answered by which statistical method.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionStatistics 2 course is a continuation of the Statistics 1 course opened in the previous semester. The aim of the course is to build statistical analysis methods on the basis of statistics and probability topics covered in the first semester. Unlike the last lesson, theoretical statistics and probability will be replaced mainly by applied statistics. In summary, in this course, you will learn how to use statistics for different types of research questions and patterns, and for different types of variables, based on what you learned last semester.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the Course ? Summary of Statistics 1
2nd Week Single Sample Hypothesis Tests
3rd Week Single Sample Hypothesis Tests (continued)
4th Week Two-Sample Hypothesis Tests: Z-test and t-test (Unequal Variances)
5th Week Analysis of Variance and Two-Sample t-test (Equal Variances)
6th Week Hypothesis Tests for Proportions
7th Week Midterm Exam
8th Week P-value and Paired Sample t-test
9th Week One-Way Analysis of Variance
10th Week Correlation Analysis
11th Week Simple Regression Model
12th Week Multiple Regression Analysis
13th Week Chi-Square Tests
14th Week Summary and Problem Solving
Recommended or Required ReadingDemirutku, K., Okay, N. C., Yaman, A., Kıvanç, F. E., Muratoğlu, B. ve Yeniçeri, Z. (2005). İstatistiksel formüller ve tablolar. Ankara: Başkent Üniversitesi, İİBF, ELYADAL.

https://abs.cu.edu.tr/Dokumanlar/2016/BY%20211/900118279_istatistik_ii.pdf
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1.5 1.5
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 2 28
Preparation for Final exam 1 65 65
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 45 45
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1.5 1.5
Homework
Total Work Load183
Total Work Load / 30 (h)6.1
ECTS Credit of the Course6
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1 LO2
K1 X
K2
K3 X
K4 X X
K5
K6
K7 X
K8
K9 X
K10
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K12
K13