ECTS - Basic Biostatistics
Basic Biostatistics (REH501) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Basic Biostatistics | REH501 | Area Elective | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | ects.course_level_Sağlık_Bilimleri_Yüksek_Lisans |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Problem Solving, Brain Storming. |
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to teach the fundamental statistical methods used in research processes in health sciences and medicine; to enable students to apply and interpret data analysis, hypothesis testing, correlation, and regression analyses, and to develop their ability to critically evaluate statistical approaches reported in the literature. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Basic statistical concepts, descriptive statistics, tables and graphs, sampling methods, normal distribution and hypothesis tests, t-test and anavo analysis, correlation and regression analysis. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Basic statistical concepts such as: statistics and biostatistics, population, sample, statistic, parameter, data, variable, types of data, and etc. Chapter 1 | Daniel, Wayne W. Biostatistics 9th Edition, New York: John Wiley&Sons, 2013. Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Descriptive statistics: grouping the data, measures of central tendency, measures of location, histogram, bar graph, stem & leaf graph, box-plot, etc. | Daniel, Wayne W. Biostatistics 9th Edition, New York: John Wiley&Sons, 2013. Chapter 1 |
| 3 | Descriptive statistics: measures of dispersion, error bar graph, etc. | Daniel, Wayne W. Biostatistics 9th Edition, New York: John Wiley&Sons, 2013. Chapter 1 |
| 4 | Examining the association among the variables by tables and graphics: Cross tables, tables regarding descriptive statistics (mean, s. deviation, etc.), multivariate applications of basic graphics, scatter plots, etc. | Daniel, Wayne W. Biostatistics 9th Edition, New York: John Wiley&Sons, 2013. Chapter 2-3 |
| 5 | Standardization (z and T scores). Theoretical distributions: Normal distribution, and normality transformations. Tests and graphs for normality. Sampling distributions and confidence intervals | Daniel, Wayne W. Biostatistics 9th Edition, New York: John Wiley&Sons, 2013. Chapter 5 |
| 6 | 1st Midterm Examination | Daniel, Wayne W. Biostatistics 9th Edition, New York: John Wiley&Sons, 2013. Reading the related sources |
| 7 | Research methods. Introduction to hypothesis tests: Aims and stages of hypothesis tests, possible types of errors, p and alpha values, power, effect size, decision process | Daniel, Wayne W. Biostatistics 9th Edition, New York: John Wiley&Sons, 2013. Chapter 6-7 |
| 8 | Hypothesis tests: Parametric and nonparametric one sample tests. Parametric and nonmparametric independent two sample tests. | Daniel, Wayne W. Biostatistics 9th Edition, New York: John Wiley&Sons, 2013. Chapter 6-7 |
| 9 | Hypothesis tests: Parametric and nonparametric k independent sample tests. | Daniel, Wayne W. Biostatistics 9th Edition, New York: John Wiley&Sons, 2013. Chapter 6-7 |
| 10 | Hypothesis tests: : Parametric and nonparametric dependent two-sample tests). Parametric and nonparametric k dependent sample tests . | Daniel, Wayne W. Biostatistics 9th Edition, New York: John Wiley&Sons, 2013. Chapter 6-7 |
| 11 | Measures of association: Pearson correlatin coefficient, Spearman correlation coefficient, Phi, Cramer V, Eta, etc. | Daniel, Wayne W. Biostatistics 9th Edition, New York: John Wiley&Sons, 2013. Chapter 8-9 |
| 12 | Simple and multiple linear regression analysis. | Daniel, Wayne W. Biostatistics 9th Edition, New York: John Wiley&Sons, 2013. Chapter 8-9 |
| 13 | examining an article | Daniel, Wayne W. Biostatistics 9th Edition, New York: John Wiley&Sons, 2013. Examining the related articles. |
| 14 | SPSS Aplication | Examining the SPSS program. |
| 15 | Preparation to final exam | Review |
| 16 | Final Exam | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Daniel, Wayne W. Biostatistics 9th Edition, New York: John Wiley&Sons, 2013. |
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| Other Sources | 2. Akademik Veritabanları ve Elektronik Kütüphaneler: PubMed, MEDLINE, Google Scholar |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | 1 | 20 |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Utilizes knowledge from the literature in the field of physiotherapy and rehabilitation systematically, assessing, evaluating, describing, analyzing, and planning for professional and academic work with essential concepts and principles. | X | ||||
| 2 | Plans and implements academic studies using evidence-based literature in physiotherapy and rehabilitation. | X | ||||
| 3 | Collects data according to ethical principles, selects suitable statistical methods, analyzes results, critiques them by comparing with literature, and presents or publishes at national/international scientific meetings. | X | ||||
| 4 | Takes responsibility individually within multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary teams for problem-solving in academic and scientific work and collaborates effectively using communication skills. | X | ||||
| 5 | Identifies learning needs and goals, adopts lifelong learning for personal growth, uses a foreign language and information-communication technology, follows developments in the field, and organizes and supports quality improvement programs. | X | ||||
| 6 | Understands the duties, rights, and responsibilities related to scientific work in physiotherapy, adheres to academic ethics and standards, and maintains professional conduct internationally. | X | ||||
| 7 | Applies evidence-based preventive and rehabilitative approaches aligned with changing and growing community needs in physiotherapy and rehabilitation to contribute to health policy development and raise public awareness. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||