COURSE UNIT TITLE

: STATISTIC I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IST 1015 STATISTIC I COMPULSORY 4 0 0 7

Offered By

Statistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IDIL YAVUZ

Offered to

Statistics
Statistics(Evening)

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to introduce fundamental elements of statistics and probability, graphical and numerical methods for describing data sets, how to calculate probability, how to form probability distributions for both discrete and continuous random variables and how to calculate mathematical expectation and moments.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describing fundamental elements of statistics
2   Distinguishing types of data
3   Calculating the measures which are used for describing data
4   Describing the fundamental elements of probability
5   Calculating probabilities
6   Calculating probabilities by probability functions of discrete and continuous random variables
7   Calculating expected value
8   Obtaining moments of random variables in terms of expected value

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Science of Statistics, Types of Statistical Applications, Fundemantal Elements of Statistics
2 Types of Data, Collecting Data
3 Graphical Methods for Describing Qualitative and Quantitative Data
4 Numerical Measures for Central Tendency
5 Numerical Measures for Variability, Numerical Measures for Relative Standing
6 Sample Spaces and Events, Unions and Intersections, Complementary Events, Additive Rule and Mutually Exclusive Events
7 Midterm Exam
8 The Probability of an Event, Some Rules of Probability, Conditional Probability
9 Independent Events, Multiplicative Rule, Bayes' Theorem
10 Combinatorial Methods
11 Discrete Random Variables, Probability Distributions
12 Continuous Random Variables, Probability Density Functions
13 The Expected Value of Random Variables
14 Expressing Moments of Random Variables in terms of Expected Value

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
J.T. McClave and T. Sincich, Statistics, 12th Edition, Prentice-Hall, 2011.
Supplementary Book(s):
P. Newbold, W. L. Carlson, B. Thorne, Statistics for Business and Economics, 7th Edition, Pearson Education, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, homeworks and problem solving

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Evaluation of exams and homeworks

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEU, Faculty of Science, Department of Statistics
e-mail: idil.yavuz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 4 52
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 24 24
Preparation for final exam 1 36 36
Preparation for quiz etc. 2 18 36
Preparing assignments 5 1 5
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 172

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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