Information Package / Course Catalogue
Applied Statistics II
Course Code: ZT408
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: 3
Objectives of the Course

Aims are giving the concept of research and experiment to the student, teaching how to design an experiment and how to analyze the data from the experiments and how to inference the results.

Course Content

Concept of research and experiment, probability distributions, normal distribution, confidence intervals and hypothesis tests, terms and principles on design of an experiment, F distribution and analysis of variance (ANOVA), completely randomized design, post hoc tests, randomized block design,latin square design, factorial experiments, split plot design.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Kadir KIZILKAYA
Learning Outcomes
1.Earning fundamental knowledge about application of statistics
2.Learning how to use at least one statistical package
3.Learning about common experimental designs in agriculture
4.Learning how to collect, organize and analyze data
5.Learning how to analyze data and interpret statistical results
6.Earning the ability to analyze research and observational data from agriculture
7.Earning the ability of decision making for future based on the statistical results and the ability to use statistical experiences in others areas
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Düzgüneş, O., Kesici, T., Kavuncu, O. and Gürbüz, F. 1987. Research and Design Methods. AU Faculty of Agriculture Publications No: 1021, Ankara.
2.Efe, E, Bek, Y., Şahin, M. 2000. Statistical Methods II. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Publication No:10.
3.Yıldız, N.; Bircan, H. 1994. Research and Experimental Design. Atatürk Üniversitesi Yayınları No: 697. Ziraat Fakültesi No: 305, Ders Kitapları Serisi No: 57. Erzurum.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Research and Experiment, Notations and definitions, Descriptive statistics
Week 2 - Theoretical
Sampling distribution of statistics, hypothesis testing (one group)
Week 3 - Theoretical
Sampling distribution of statistics, hypothesis testing (two groups)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Completely randomize design
Week 5 - Theoretical
Completely randomized block design
Week 6 - Theoretical
Latin square experimental design
Week 7 - Theoretical
Multiple Comparison Tests
Week 8 - Theoretical
Orthogonal Contrasts
Week 9 - Theoretical
Factorial design-1
Week 10 - Theoretical
Factorial design-2
Week 11 - Theoretical
Nested Design
Week 12 - Theoretical
Split plot design
Week 13 - Theoretical
Correlation and Simple Regression
Week 14 - Theoretical
Covariance Analysis
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140228
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination112113
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026