Information Package

Program of Guidance and Psychological Counselling (English 30%)

RPSD207

BASIC STATISTICS

Course Code
RPSD207
Semester
Third Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
2 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study2
SemesterThird Term (Fall)
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Explain basic concepts of statistics.
  2. Enter data to package program, examine and interpret missing values and outliers in data.
  3. Discuss the sampling distribution, Central Limit Theorem and normal distribution.
  4. Calculate and interpret descriptive statistics and standard scores.
  5. Summarize the data with graphics.
  6. Run and interpret the results of analysis of correlation and simple linear regression.
  7. State hypotheses for the purpose of research and test them.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo
Course Description
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Basic Concepts of Statistics
2nd Week Entering Data to Package Program, Missing Value and Outliers
3rd Week Measures of Sentral Tendency, Histograms, Bar Graph, Diagram, Line Graph
4th Week Measure of Dispersion (Standard Deviation, Varians, Quartiles), Standard Scores,
5th Week Correlation and Simple Linear Regression
6th Week Correlation and Simple Linear Regression
7th Week Normal Distribution, Skewness and Kurtosis, Z and T Scores, Percentiles, Relation Between Percentile and Z Score
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Sampling Distribution and Central Limit Theorem
10th Week Sampling Distribution and Central Limit Theorem
11th Week Hypothesis Testing: One-Sample Case for The Mean
12th Week Hypothesis Testing: One-Sample Case for The Mean
13th Week Hypothesis Testing: Independent Samples for The Mean
14th Week Hypothesis Testing: Dependent Samples for The Mean
15th Week
16th Week
Recommended or Required ReadingHinkle, D. E., Wiersma, W. and Jurs, S. G. (1988). Applied Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
Gravetter, F. J. and Wallnau, L. B. (2015). Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences. Boston: Cengage Learning.
Tan, Ş. (2016). SPSS ve Excel Uygulamalı Temel İstatistik I. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Report Preparation
  • Case Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 20
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20
Course hours 15 1 15
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 14 14
Laboratory (including preparation) 14 2 28
Final exam 1 15 15
Homework 8 2 16
Total Work Load120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No
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