Announcements

  1. Course page is on line (Feb.9)
  2. Quiz Result and Answers are posted. (Mar.17)
  3. Midterm I result posted. (Apr.15)
  4. Quiz 2 Result and Answers posted (Apr.23)
  5. 2nd Midterm Exam : April 27 (Monday) 9:00 - 10:45 at D11, A3. Coverage: Ch.10 and Ch.12. Bring a calculator.
  6. Midterm II result posted. (May.10)
  7. Final Exam Schedule: May 29 (Friday), 9:00-10:45, D9-D10. Coverage: All chapters covered. Bring a calculator.
  8. Quiz 3 Result and Q&A posted (May 13)
  9. Make-up exam for Mid1 and Mid2 (For those who have submitted the health reports): 14th Thursday 15:00-16:45 at Seminar Room.
  10. Final Exam Result posted. You can check your papers on 1 and 2 June. (May 31)

 

Personnel

Instructor: Shihomi Ara-Aksoy
(Office: İİBF, İktisat Bölümü, Email: )

Course Information

Schedule: Mondays 9:00-11:45, D11
Office hours: Mondays 16:00-17:00, Tuesdays 16:00-17:00 Or By Appointment
Course description
/objective:

The purpose of this course is to introduce important concepts of statistics, such as sampling, estimation, hypothesis testing and regression analysis. Students are expected to learn the methods of inferential statistics, the logics of hypothesis testing and regression analysis. The topics covered in this class will be important building blocks especially for the econometrics classes students will take in the third year. Make sure to understand each concept clearly.

Texts

Course Syllabus

Lecture Schedule

Week

Contents

Week 1

(Feb.9)
Topics:
  • Sampling and Sampling Distribution
Readings:
  • Ch. 7

Week 2

(Feb.16)
Topics:
  • Estimation: Single Population (1)
Readings:
  • Ch. 8

Week 3

(Feb.23)
Topics:
  • Estimation: Single Population (2)
Readings:
  • Ch. 8

Week 4

(Mar.2)
Topics:
  • Estimation: Additional Topics (1)
Readings:
  • Ch. 9

Week 5

(Mar.9)
Topics:
  • Estimation: Additional Topics (2)
Readings:
  • Ch. 9

Week 6

(Mar.16)
Topics:
  • Hypothesis Testing (1)
Readings:
  • Ch. 10

Quiz Result, Quiz Questions and Answers

Week 7

(Mar.23)
Topics:
  • Hypothesis Testing (2)
Readings:
  • Ch. 10

Week 8

(TBA)

 Midterm Exam 1

Result

Week 9

(Apr.6)
Topics:
  • Hypothesis Testing II
Readings:
  • Ch. 11

Week 10

(Apr.13)
Topics:
  • Simple Regression (1)
Readings:
  • Ch.12

Week 11

(Apr.20)
Topics:
  • Simple Regression (2)
Readings:
  • Ch.12
(TBA) Midterm Exam 2

Result

Week 12

(Apr.27)
Topics:
  • Multiple Regression (1)
Readings:
  • Ch.13

Week 13

(May 4)
Topics:
  • Multiple Regression (2)
Readings:
  • Ch.13

Week 14

May 11)
Topics:
  • Additional Topics in Regression Analysis
Readings:
  • Ch. 14

Final Exam

(TBA)
Final Exam: Result

Exams

Grading Policy

Three Quizzes3% each (9% total)
1nd Midterm Exam25%
2nd Midterm Exam25%
Final Exam41%

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