BUST248 and ECO248- Statistics 2 (Spring-2023)

Dr. Hajar Farnoudkia

Hajar.farnoudkia@gmail.com

What is the difference between Statistics 1 and Statistics 2?

Statistics 2 course is a continuation of the Statistics 1 course opened in the previous

semester. The aim of the course is to build statistical analysis methods on the basis of
statistics and probability topics covered in the first semester. Unlike the last lesson,
theoretical statistics and probability will be replaced mainly by applied statistics. In
summary, in this course, you will learn how to use statistics for different types of
research questions and patterns, and for different types of variables, based on what
you learned last semester.
 
The aims of this lesson

Based on the explanations above, the aim of this course is;

1. To provide the students with the knowledge and skills to collect, analyze and
interpret data while solving scientific and practical problems that the students will
encounter in their fields.
2. To gain the knowledge of which kind of research question can be answered by which
statistical method.

Evaluating the learning level 

Midterm Exam: You will take a classic midterm exam on the first week of April, 2023.
Final exam: It will cover the topics after the midterm exam.

Resources to be Used in this Course

 Lind, D. A., Marchal, W. G., Wathen, S. A., (2021). Statistical Techniques in

Business and economics. McGraw-Hill. 8th edition.
 Bluman, A. G. (2007). Elementary statistics: A step by step approach (7. baskı).
NY: McGraw-Hill.

Auxiliary Resource

 Demirutku, K., Okay, N. C., Yaman, A., Kıvanç, F. E., Muratoğlu, B. ve Yeniçeri, Z.
(2005). İstatistiksel formüller ve tablolar. Ankara: Başkent Üniversitesi, İİBF,
ELYADAL.
The Expectations from the Student who have taken Statistics 2 Course

1. Lessons will be held face-to-face and online simultaneously due to the earthquake
catastrophe.
2. During the lesson, questions will be asked. It is very normal for you not to know. My
goal is to make the class more enjoyable and to get your participation.
3. You can access all the announcements, course materials and voice or video records via
OYS.
4. Short SMS messages will also be used for announcements. It is very important that
your mobile phone numbers registered to the system at our university are up to date.
5. You can reach the lecturer of the course by e-mail at hajar.farnoudkia@gmail.com.
6. Attendance will NOT be taken as it is not mandatory. Therefore, no student will be
given F2 grade.

Evaluation of the Student

 
Midterm Exam %40
Final Exam %60
%100
Total

Subject Distribution by Weeks

 
Week - Subject
Week 1 – Review of statistics 1-
Eğitim Öğretime Ara
Week 2 - Single Sample Hypothesis Tests
Week 3 - Single Sample Hypothesis Tests-continue
Week 4 - Two-Sample Z-test and t-test (unequal variances)
Week 5 – Variance Analysis and Two-Sample t-test (equal variances)
Week 6 – Hypothesis tests for proportions
Week 7 – p-value and paired sample t-test
Midterm Exam
Week 9 – Analysis of variance
Week 10 - Correlation
Week 11 – Simple Regression Model
Week 12 – Multivariate Regression
Week 13 – Chi-Square tests(GOF and independence test)
Week 14 – Review and question solving
Final Exam