Academic Catalog

STAT480 APPL.OF STAT.TECH.IN SOCIO-ECON.RESEARCH

Course Code: 2460480
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 4(3-2)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Statistics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
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Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 2460250
The course set above should be completed before taking STAT480 APPL.OF STAT.TECH.IN SOCIO-ECON.RESEARCH.

Course Content

Principles of Empirical socio-economic research, formulation of research problems, determination of research design, application of sampling design, strategies of field work, collection of data, improving data quality, selecting appropriate statistical methods, evaluation of test of hypotheses and interpretation of findings, preparation of a research report.