STAT495 APPLICATIONS IN STATISTICS
| Course Code: | 2460495 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Statistics |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. ÖZLEM İLK DAĞ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course will investigate disaster and emergency management and data stragegies in crisis & non-crisis times. How statistics can help to support policy?
Course Content
Applications of different statistical methods in various disciplines such as medicine, science, engineering and social sciences. Presentation of projects involving these applications as group studies.
Prerequisite: STAT 156
Course Learning Outcomes
- To learn about disaster, emergency and crisis management
- To develop skills to understand data policy in times of crisis
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Applying the knowledge of statistics, mathematics and computer to statistical problems and developing analytical solutions. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Defining, modeling and solving real life problems that involve uncertainty, and interpreting results. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | To decide on the data collection technique, and apply it through experiment, observation, questionnaire or simulation. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Analysing small and big volumes of data and interpreting results. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Utilizing up-to-date techniques, computer hardware and software required for statistical applications; developing software programs and numerical solutions for specific problems when necessary. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Taking part in intradisciplinary and interdisciplinary teamwork, using time efficiently, taking leadership responsibilities and being entrepreneurial. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Taking responsibility in individual work and offering authentic solutions. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Following contemporary developments and publications in statistical science, conducting research, being open to novelty and thinking critically. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Efficiently communicating in Turkish and English to define and analyze statistical problems and to interpret the results. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Having a professional and ethical sense of responsibility. | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Developing computational solutions to statistical problems that cannot be solved analytically. | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Having theoretical background and developing new theories in statistics, building relations between theoretical and practical knowledge. | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Serving the society with the expertise in the field. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution