COURSE UNIT TITLE

: STATISTICS FOR PSYCHOLOGY I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 1013 STATISTICS FOR PSYCHOLOGY I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DUYGU GÜNGÖR CULHA

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

To teach basic statistical concepts in social sciences and psychology, statistical
application, interpretation and presentation as reports

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding key concepts involved in psychological statistics
2   Understanding basic statistical techniques (conceptually and numerically)
3   Be able to determine the appropriate statistical techniques for psychology data
4   Be able to correctly apply statistical techniques to psychological data
5   Be able to correctly interpret results of analyses of psychological data
6   Be able to clearly convey orally and in writing the details of statistical

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1 Introducing course content
2 2 Basic concepts (population, sample, experimental and correlational methods, independent and dependent variables, measurement and measures)
3 3 Frequency distribution (frequency tables and graphics)
4 4 Frequency distribution (central tendency, mean, median, mod)
5 5 Frequency distribution (range, variance, standard deviation)
6 6 Probability and normal distribution
7 7 Standard scores(z, t)
8 8 Correlation (Pearson, Spearman rho and others)
9 9 Partial and multiple correlations
10 10 Partial and multiple correlations
11 11 Simple linear regressio
12 12 Introduction to inferential statistics
13 13 T-test
14 14 T-test

Recomended or Required Reading

Büyüköztürk, Ş., Çokluk, Ö. ve Köklü, N. (2013, 12. baskı). Sosyal Bilimler için Istatistik. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayınları.
Agresti, A. & Finlay, B. (2009). Statistical methods for the social sciences. New Jersey: Pearson.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, laboratory applications, question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

midterm, final, assignments

Assessment Criteria

Midterm, final, assignments

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Department of Psychology,
Office No. 418
0232 3019436
duygu.gungor@deu.edu.t is

Office Hours

Wednesday 13.00- 14.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 14 2 28
Labratory 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 2 8 16
Reading 1 4 4
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 112

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.25544
LO.35544444
LO.45544
LO.55555555
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