Information Package / Course Catalogue
Statistics of Agricultural Economics
Course Code: TİS201
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Statistical methods to the problems of agricultural economics; to teach them how to use statistical methods for scientific decision making; and to equip them with the ability to interpret the statistical results.

Course Content

Basic statistical terms, presentation and summarization of the data, descriptive statistics, probability and probability distributions (binomial, poisson and normal), estimation in statistics, hypothesis testing, count data analysis (Chi square analysis), relationships between the variables (correlation), analysis of variance , LSD test; Rank correlation.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Naciye TOK
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to think of agricultural economics problems under the framework of statistical modelling
2.To be able to decide efficiently in agricultural economics depending on statistical methods
3.Students know where and how to obtain data on the subject of interest
4.Students select the appropriate statistical test to achieve their purpose with the data they have
5.Students will be able to perform hypothesis testing on agricultural economics
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Bülent Miran, Temel İstatistik, İzmir, 2002
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to statistics, basic statistical terms, data presentation and summarization
Week 2 - Theoretical
Descriptive statistics
Week 3 - Theoretical
Graphical methods
Week 4 - Theoretical
Measures of central tendency
Week 5 - Theoretical
Distribution measures
Week 6 - Theoretical
Point and interval forecasting
Week 7 - Theoretical
Field research sampling
Week 8 - Theoretical
Hypothesis testing (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Analysis of Variance
Week 10 - Theoretical
Analysis of Variance
Week 11 - Theoretical
Chi-square test
Week 12 - Theoretical
Regression analysis with singlea explanation
Week 13 - Theoretical
Non-parametric tests
Week 14 - Theoretical
Indexes
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140114
Assignment43116
Individual Work32212
Midterm Examination114115
Final Examination114115
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
3
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
5
2
5
OÇ-2
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
OÇ-3
2
2
3
3
5
4
4
4
2
5
4
OÇ-4
4
2
2
3
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
OÇ-5
5
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026