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Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Research Planning and Data Analysis in Epidemiology	22744018		0 + 1	1.0	6.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Graduate Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery	While processing this course, the students will be given eight homework in aforementioned lectures, main topic will be discussed in detail, basic issues will be shared, and the topic will be summarized using audio-visual techniques
Course Coordinator
Instructors	Meltem ÇÖL
Assistants
Goals	Planning and conducting a scientific research, data entry, selection of statistical test of significance, data analysis, and reporting the results
Course Content	Research plan, research types, sampling methods, variable types, the foundations of statistical hypotheses, types of error, bias and counfounding factors, tests of statistical significance, data entry and constructing a database, analyzing and reporting the data
Learning Outcomes	1) Defines the research 2) Explains the steps of a scientific research 3) Indicates an appropriate approach for selecting a research topic 4) Indicates the type of the research 5) Discusses the sampling methods 6) Defines and indicates the types of variables 7) Defines and explains the types of statistical hypotheses 8) Explains the types of erorrs 9) It does not take sides in the prevention and chooses to reduce the influence of confounding factors. 10) Discusses the selection criteria of tests of statistical significance 11) Evaluates the tests of statistical significance on examples. 12) Constructs a data base 13) Discusses the appropriate tests of statistical significance due to types variables 14) Statistical significance testing is done in accordance with data analysis and interpretation.