Statistics as a discipline provides a wide variety of methods to assist in data analysis and decision making. Descriptive statistics focus on the collection, summarization and characterization of set of data, Inferential statistics estimate a characteristic of a set of data.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
The minimum qualifications that are expected from the students who want to attend the course.(Examples: Foreign language level, attendance, known theoretical pre-qualifications, etc.)
Instructor(s)
Nebile Gümüşoğlu
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Tuesday 06.30-9.30 pm / Ataköy Campus/ 4C 07-09
Office Hour(s)
Wednesday 10:00-11:45 am/ Thursday 11:00-12:45 am / Ataköy Campus, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences
Statistics for Business and Economics , Newbold P.,Carlson W., Thorne B., 2006
Business Statistics, Levine, Berenson,2002
Durmuş Dündar, Nazan Çağlar , İstatistik, Der Yayınevi- 2008
Statistics for Business & Economics, Paul Newbold,W.Carlson , 2002
Scientific Research Methods (in Turkish, Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri)- Prof.Dr.Niyazi Karasar
Other Sources
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Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Why an economists/manager needs to know about statistics Why Data are needed? Sources of data , Types of data
Lectures, discussion
2. Week
Organizing numerical data, Tables and charts for numerical and
Categorical data, Using Microsoft Excel for Tables and Charts
Lectures, computer lab.
3. Week
The Standart Deviation and other measures of dispersion, Using Microsoft Excel For Descriptive Statistics
Lectures, computer lab.
4. Week
Probability and its Postulates,exercises
Lectures, computer lab.
5. Week
Sampling Theory
Lectures, discussion
6. Week
Exercises
Lectures, computer lab.
7. Week
Exercises
Lectures, computer lab.
8. Week
Research Methods
Lectures, discussion
9. Week
The elements of Research Design
Lectures, discussion
10. Week
Preparing Survey
Lectures, discussion
11. Week
Analyzing Survey
computer lab., power-point presentations
12. Week
Presentations
power-point presentations, discussion
13. Week
Presentations
power-point presentations, discussion
14. Week
Presentations
power-point presentations, discussion
15. Week
Presentations
power-point presentations, discussion
16. Week
Presentations
power-point presentations, discussion
17. Week
Presentations
power-point presentations, discussion
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
20
Project(s)
1
30
Final Exam
1
45
Program Outcomes
PO-1
At the end of the program students will be able to evaluate the implemented economic policies.
PO-2
At the end of the program students will be able to understand the connection between the economics theory and current economis issues.
PO-3
At the end of the program students will be able to evaluate events and facts, to gain academic thinking, to build relationship between the parameters of economics, to have a global point of view and to implement all of these properties.
PO-4
At the end of the program students will be have all the required qualifications to follow an advanced academic career.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Choose research question and use methods
LO-2
present and desciribe information
LO-3
Draw conclusion abouth large populations based only on information obtained from sample
