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Syllabus of PSYC 203 - Statistics I

This 3-credit statistics course covers fundamental statistical concepts including probability, distributions, measures of central tendency, hypothesis testing, and inferential statistics. Students will learn to quantitatively describe and analyze data, identify appropriate statistical tests, conduct tests in software like SPSS, and interpret results. Assessment includes homework, a midterm, and a final exam. The course aims to prepare students to use statistics in research.

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Syllabus of PSYC 203 - Statistics I

This 3-credit statistics course covers fundamental statistical concepts including probability, distributions, measures of central tendency, hypothesis testing, and inferential statistics. Students will learn to quantitatively describe and analyze data, identify appropriate statistical tests, conduct tests in software like SPSS, and interpret results. Assessment includes homework, a midterm, and a final exam. The course aims to prepare students to use statistics in research.

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Syllabus of PSYC 203 - Statistics I

Department: Psychology

Credits: Bilkent 3,    ECTS 5

Course Coordinator: Sezer Kadayıfçılar

Semester: 2020-2021 Spring

Contact Hours: 3 hours of lecture per week   


 
Textbook and Other Required Material:

 Required - Textbook: Statistical Techniques in Business and Economics,


Douglas Lind, William Marchal, Samuel Wathen, 18th Edition, Mc Graw Hill
 Recommended - Textbook: Essentials of Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences ,
Gravetter & Wallnau, 8th edition , Cengage
 Recommended - Textbook: Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, Gravetter &
Wallnau, 9th edition, Cengage

 
Catalog Description:
The main concepts and methods of statistical analysis used by psychologists are
covered. Topics include probability theory, graphic representations, and distributions,
measures of central tendency, non-parametric statistics (including Chi Square) and t-
test. Students will practice using these statistics.
 
Prerequisite(s): CS 123 and PSYC 101 and PSYC 103
 
Assessment Methods:
  Type Label Count Total Contribution
1 Midterm:Essay/written Midterm 1 35
2 Final:Essay/written final 1 40
3 homework hw1 1 2,5
4 homework hw2 1 2,5
5 Homework hw3 1 2,5
6 Homework hw4 1 2,5
7 Homework hw5 1 2,5
8 Homework hw6 1 2,5
9 Homework hw7 1 2,5
10 Homework hw8 1 2,5
11 Homework hw9 1 2,5
12 Homework hw10 1 2,5
 
Minimum Requirements to Qualify for the Final Exam:
you should collect at least 30 before the final exam
 
Course Learning Outcomes:
Course Learning Outcome Assessment
Quantitatively describe data and their distributions. Midterm
final
Identify the structure of data and the appropriate statistical tests to Midterm
conduct on these data. final
Conduct distinct inferential statistical tests using a professional Midterm
statistical software package. final
Interpret and articulate these results in the context of research Midterm
hypothesis testing. final
 
Weekly Syllabus:

1. Describing Data, Variables, Study Methods


2. Distributions of Data
3. Measures of Central Tendency
4. Variation among Data
5. Transforming and Standardizing Z scores
6. Probability Concepts
7. Discrete probability distributions
8. Continuous probability distributions
9. Central limit theorem and sampling methods
10. Estimation & Confidence Intervals & sample sizes
11. Introduction to hypothesis testing
12. One sample Z and T hypothesis tests
13. Two samples Z hypothesis tests
14. Two samples T hypothesis tests (paired & independent samples)

 
ECTS - Workload Table:
Activities Number Hours Workload
Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10
Homework 10 2 20
Final exam 1 2 2
Individual or group work 14 3 42
Course hours 14 3 42
Midterm exam 2 2 4
Preparation for Midterm exam 2 16 32
Total Workload: 152
Total Workload / 30: 152 / 30
  5.07
ECTS Credits of the Course: 5
 
Type of Course:   Lecture
 
Course Material:   Multimedia (Connect software) - detailed moodle site - OHP - PP -
SPSS, MINITAB, JASP, MEGASTAT
 
Teaching Methods:   Lecture - Exercises - Assignments - Software applications

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