Information Package / Course Catalogue
Statistics in Psychology
Course Code: PSİK503
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To ensure that students know the statistical methods necessary for the analysis of data obtained in research in the field of psychology, apply them and learn how to interpret the analysis results.

Course Content

Inferential statistics, hypothesis testing, relational and multivariate analysis methods, psychometric analyzes

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Gökhan AKSU
Learning Outcomes
1.Knows statistical analysis used in psychology research
2.Knows and can apply statistical analysis appropriate to the research question.
3.Can interpret the analysis results by taking into account the power and effect size.
4.Knows the basic issues in multivariate analysis.
5.Can use statistical package programs for multivariate analyses.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Field, A. (2009). Discovering Statistics Using SPSS (3rd ed). SAGE
2.Tabachnick, B. G. ve Fidell, L. S. (2011). Multivariate statistics. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.2.Şimşek Ö. F. (2006). Yapısal Eşitlik Modellemesine Giriş Temel İlkeler ve Lisrel Uygulamaları. Ankara: Ekinos Yayıncılık
3.Aron A, Aron E, Coups E. (2012) Statistics for Psychology (6. ed). Pearson
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Course introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Group comparisons
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
ANOVA, MANOVA
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
ANCOVA, MANCOVA
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Correlation
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Linear Regression
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Logistic regression
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Repeated measurements
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Non-parametric tests
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Exploratory factor analysis
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Confirmatory factor analysis
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Path Analysis
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Structural equation modeling
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
General evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination125126
Final Examination142143
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
OÇ-1
4
5
2
3
2
2
OÇ-2
3
5
3
4
2
2
OÇ-3
3
5
3
4
3
2
OÇ-4
4
4
2
3
2
2
OÇ-5
3
5
3
4
3
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026