Information Package / Course Catalogue
Experimental Design in Horticulture
Course Code: ZBB522
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

to give the techniqual informations for experiment design plan and evaluation of the results in Horticulture and to gain to ability to using of statistical package programs ( SPSS )

Course Content

Principles and design of research and experiments in horticultural plants; interpretation of results; descriptive of statistics, control of hypotheses, distributions, variance analysis conditions, transformations; TARİST statistical package program; complete randomized design, randomized block design, Latin square design, factorial experiments, split-plot design, regression and correlation analyses, other statistical package programs (SAS, JUMP, SPSS, Minitab, etc.)

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Mustafa ÇELİK
Learning Outcomes
1.the comprehending of Selection of Research Topic; Research and experiment principles in Horticulture
2.to learning of descriptive ststististics, hypothesis controls, distributions
3.To be able to comprehend the statistical analysis of articles about study area.
4.To be able to make plan and analysis to experiments
5.To be able to use the statistical packet programs such as Tarist and SPSS.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Düzgüneş, O., Kesici, T., Kavuncu, O., Gürbüz, F. 1987. Araştırma ve Deneme Metodları (İstatistik Metodları-II). Ankara Üniv. Ziraat Fak.Yay.: 1021 Ders Kitabı: 295, Ankara, 381 s
2.Gomez, K. A., Gomez, A. A.. 2002. Tarımsal Araştırmalarda İstatistik Yöntemler (Çev: N. Budak). META Basım, Bornova, İzmir, 333 s
3.Kesici, T., Kocabaş, Z. 1998. Biyoistatistik. Ankara Üniv. Eczacılık Fak. Yay. No: 79, Ankara, 359s..
4.Özdamar, K. 2003. Modern Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri. ETAM A. Ş. Mat. Tesis., Eskişehir, 270s.
5.Gomez, K.A., Gomez, A.A. 1984. Statistical procedures for agricultural research. John wiley and sons, ınc. ISBN: 0 471 87092.7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Selection of Research Topic; Research and experiment principles in Horticulture
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Descriptive ststististics, hypothesis controls, distributions
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
The applications with Spss and Tarist packet programs
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
t and chi square test applications.
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Variance analysis and transformations.
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Completely randomized design in Horticulture.
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Completely randomized block design in Horticulture. (midterm exam)
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Lattice square design in Horticulture.
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Problem Solutions.
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Problem Solutions.
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Problem Solutions.
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Problem Solutions.
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Other statistical packet programs (SAS, JMP, SPSS, Minitab, etc.)
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Other statistical packet programs (SAS, JMP, SPSS, Minitab, etc.)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Lecture - Practice143270
Assignment410040
Midterm Examination18210
Final Examination18210
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
5
3
5
3
OÇ-2
5
5
3
5
3
OÇ-3
5
5
3
5
3
OÇ-4
5
5
3
5
3
OÇ-5
5
5
3
5
3
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2026