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SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
4MBG204BIOSTATISTICS3+2+04612.05.2026

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course The aim of this course is to introduce students the fundamentals of biostatistics and biostatistics methods with specific applications and examples in life sciences and to make them understand and evaluate the literature in their field. The course content includes the following topics: introduction to biostatistics and basic concepts; descriptive statistics; probability and probability distributions; sampling methods and parameter estimation; introduction to hypothesis testing and testing statistical assumptions; one-sample, two-sample and multi-sample inference with hypothesis testing; nonparametric tests; categorical data analysis; correlation and regression analysis.
Course Content Introduction to biostatistics and basic concepts; descriptive statistics; probability and probability distributions; sampling methods and parameter estimation; introduction to hypothesis testing and testing statistical assumptions; one-sample, two-sample and multi-sample inference with hypothesis testing; nonparametric tests; categorical data analysis; correlation and regression analysis
Course Methods and Techniques Theoretical course, problem solving and laboratory practice
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Gonca Buyrukoglu - gonca.buyrukoglu@agu.edu.tr
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources W.W. Daniel. Biostatistics: A foundation for analysis in the health sciences; Wiley 2009
Course Notes Lecture slides, multimedia
Book:Daniel, W. W., & Cross, C. L. (2018). Biostatistics: a foundation for analysis in the health sciences. John Wiley & Sons.
Rosner, B. (2010) Fundamentals of Biostatistics. 7th Edition, Boston: Brooks/Cole.
Documents Canvas
Assignments Canvas
Exams Canvas

Course Category
Mathematics and Basic Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Quiz/Küçük Sınav 2 % 50
Final examination 1 % 50
Total
3
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Soru Çözümü 5 3 15
Kişisel Çalışma 15 2 30
Ders dışı çalışma 15 3 45
Yüz Yüze Ders 15 5 75
Final Sınavı 1 15 15
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 6 180

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Describe the basic concepts of Biostatistics
2 Calculate the descriptive statistics and choose the appropriate ones depending on the type of data
3 Acknowledge the basis of probability, discrete and continuous probability distributions
4 Distinguish the types of sampling methods, point and interval estimations about the unknown population parameter
5 Perform hypothesis tests based on data assumptions, exploring relationship between variables, selecting appropriate correlation coefficient for given variables
6 Interpret and report the analysis results using proper statistical methods

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to biostatistics
2 Descriptive statistics
3 Basic probability concepts
4 Probability distributions - I
5 Probability distributions - II
6 Some important sampling distributions
7 Estimation
8 Hypothesis testing - I
9 Hypothesis testing - II
10 Analysis of Variance - I
11 Analysis of Variance - II
12 Simple linear regression and correlation
13 Multiple regression
14 Revision and quiz

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
C1 4 4 2 5 4 4 3 4 4 5
C2 4 2 1 5 3 4 2 2 4 4
C3 3 4 3 5 5 5 4 3 5 5
C4 2 3 2 5 5 5 4 3 5 5
C5 3 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5
C6 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

  
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