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| Unit | FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND LETTERS |
| STATISTICS PR. | |
| Code | ISB108 |
| Name | Ethics in Statistics and Statistical Thinking |
| Term | 2026-2027 Academic Year |
| Semester | 2. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İsmet BİRBİÇER |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
The aim is to create an intuitive foundation for students that will facilitate their understanding of fundamental concepts such as data collection, analysis, and interpretation, while keeping ethical guidelines in mind.
Course Content
Ethical guidelines to be observed in data collection, Ethical guidelines in scientific research, Hypothesis testing, Types of errors, Sample selection, Variable types and distributions, Graphical representations, Measures of central tendency.
Course Precondition
None
Resources
J.M Utts and R. F. Heckard (2002) Mind on Statistics, Duxbury
Notes
M. Aliaga and B. Gunderson (2003) Interactive Statistics (Second Edition), Prentice Hall.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Explains the ethical guidelines that should be followed when collecting data. |
| LO02 | Explains the reasons for unethical behavior in science. |
| LO03 | Explains how to make decisions using statistics. |
| LO04 | Explains the concepts of population, sample, unit, and variable. |
| LO05 | Summarizes the data graphically. |
| LO06 | Explains how to model the relationship between variables. |
| LO07 | Explains how unethical behavior in science can be minimized. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explain the essence fundamentals and concepts in the field of Statistics | 4 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Emphasize the importance of Statistics in life | 4 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Define basic principles and concepts in the field of Law and Economics | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Produce numeric and statistical solutions in order to overcome the problems | 3 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Use proper methods and techniques to gather and/or to arrange the data | 3 |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Utilize computer programs and builds models, solves problems, does analyses and comments about problems concerning randomization | |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Apply the statistical analyze methods | 2 |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Make statistical inference (estimation, hypothesis tests etc.) | 2 |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Generate solutions for the problems in other disciplines by using statistical techniques and gain insight | 2 |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Discover the visual, database and web programming techniques and posses the ability of writing programs | |
| PLO11 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Distinguish the difference between the statistical methods | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Make oral and visual presentation for the results of statistical methods | 3 |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Have capability on effective and productive work in a group and individually | |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Professional development in accordance with their interests and abilities, as well as the scientific, cultural, artistic and social fields, constantly improve themselves by identifying training needs | |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Develop scientific and ethical values in the fields of statistics-and scientific data collection | 5 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Statistics Professional Values and Ethical Principles, How to make a decision with statistics | Source reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Örnek Olay |
| 2 | Explanation of null hypothesis, alternative hypothesis, decision rule, rejected and accepted regions, types of errors | Source reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 3 | Explanation of the concetps unit, variable, sample, population, parameter and statistics. | Source reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Örnek Olay |
| 4 | The language of sampling, Sampling methods | Source reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma, Örnek Olay |
| 5 | Ethical guidelines for data collection | Source reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 6 | Interpretation of observational studies | Source reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Örnek Olay |
| 7 | Interpretation of experimental studies | Source reading | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Review of lecture notes | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav, Ödev |
| 9 | Response variable and explanatory variable | Source reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 10 | Experiment design | Source reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 11 | Graphical data analysis | Source reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 12 | Summarizing data numerically | Source reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Gösterip Yaptırma |
| 13 | Measurments of variability | Source reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 14 | Ethical principles in scientific research | Source reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 15 | Ethical guidelines for data collection and sharing. | Source reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Review of lecture notes | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Review of lecture notes | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 96 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,84 | ||
| ECTS | 4 ECTS | ||