Information Package / Course Catalogue
Biostatistics
Course Code: FR550
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To teach basic biostatistics knowledge

Course Content

Concepts of science, scientific method, statistics and biostatistics Basic concepts of biostatistics Variable types Data collection methods Data representation methods Descriptive statistics (measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion) Theoretical distributions (Normal, binomial and Poisson distributions) Midterm exam Sampling theory and methods SPSS usage principles Hypothesis testing (Student's t test, Mann-Whitney U and Wilcoxon tests) Hypothesis tests (One-way analysis of variance, Kruskal-Wallis, chi-square etc.) Correlation analysi

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to define the basic concepts of biostatistics
2.Ability to use statistical software
3.To be able to explain hypothesis testing
4.To be able to perform dependent and independent group analysis
5.To be able to make relationship analysis
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Basic Statistics for Health Research
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to statistics
Week 2 - Theoretical
Statistical definitions
Week 3 - Theoretical
Statistical definitions
Week 4 - Theoretical
P value, Type I and Type II error
Week 5 - Theoretical
Introduction to SPSS program
Week 6 - Theoretical
Data entry into SPSS program
Week 7 - Theoretical
Normality analysis
Week 8 - Theoretical
Normality analysis (midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Dependent 2 group comparison
Week 10 - Theoretical
Independent 2 group comparison
Week 11 - Theoretical
Dependent over 2 group comparison
Week 12 - Theoretical
Independent over 2 group comparison
Week 13 - Theoretical
Correlation Analysis
Week 14 - Theoretical
Correlation Analysis
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Reading82232
Individual Work140228
Quiz1112
Midterm Examination1213
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)126
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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5
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2
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5
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5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026