Information Package / Course Catalogue
Basic Statistics
Course Code: RPD253
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The main objective of this course to provide the students with a general knowledge on statistics, to help them to use statistical methods and to make statistical calculations on educational data.

Course Content

Basic concepts of statistics, organization of data, descriptive statistics, probability calculations and distributions and their applications in statistics package programs, regression and analysis of variance techniques, non-parametric tests

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Gökhan AKSU
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains basic concepts of statistics.
2.Exemplifies the research hypothesis and its types.
3.Selects the appropriate statistical method for the data types.
4.Analyzes basic statistical datas.
5.Interprets the results of statistical analysis.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Büyüköztürk ve ark. 2008; Sosyal Bilimler İçin İstatistik. Pegem A Yayınları, Ankara
2.Baykul, Y. 1997; İstatistik. Anı yayınları, Ankara
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
An Introduction to Statistics
Week 2 - Theoretical
Frequency Distributions and Graphics
Week 3 - Theoretical
Measures of Central Tendency
Week 4 - Theoretical
Measures of Variability
Week 5 - Theoretical
Standard Scores
Week 6 - Theoretical
The Normal Curve
Week 7 - Theoretical
Correlation and Regression
Week 8 - Theoretical
Probability Theory and Sampling (Mid Term Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Qualitative and quantitative research
Week 10 - Theoretical
Descriptive and inferential statistics
Week 11 - Theoretical
Analysis of Variance
Week 12 - Theoretical
Hypothesis testing
Week 13 - Theoretical
Non-parametric Tests
Week 14 - Theoretical
Basic Statistics Accounts on Educational Data
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144284
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination19110
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
OÇ-1
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
OÇ-3
4
4
5
3
3
3
3
4
OÇ-4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
OÇ-5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026