ECON 1151 Statistics
This course is focused on probability, random variables, sampling distributions, estimation of parameters, tests of hypotheses, regression, and forecasting.
Course overview
- Department
- Economics
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 4
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Requirements fulfilled
- Biology B.S.: Quantitative corequisite options (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Biology B.A.: Quantitative corequisites (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Economics B.A.: Required economics courses (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Economics: Required Courses (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.58 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.88 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 13
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Anirudh Padinjaray Pisharam | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 24 of 30 |
| Spring 2026 | Federico Rodari | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 43 of 60 |
| Spring 2026 | Jarod Coulter | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4–6 hrs/week | 43 of 56 |
| Spring 2026 | Matteo Masullo | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 39 of 50 |
| Spring 2026 | Paul Cichello | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 125 of 162 |
| Spring 2026 | Taoran Liu | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 61 of 78 |
| Fall 2025 | Federico Rodari | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 82 of 96 |
| Fall 2025 | Juan Baquero Vargas | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 65 of 76 |
| Fall 2025 | Matthew Rutledge | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 161 of 185 |
| Summer 2025 | Federico Rodari | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 7–9 hrs/week | 16 of 28 |
| Summer 2025 | Mustafa Runyun | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 10+ hrs/week | 10 of 18 |
| Spring 2025 | Elena Pellegrini | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 64 of 82 |
| Spring 2025 | Federico Rodari | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 40 of 54 |
| Spring 2025 | Paul Cichello | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4–6 hrs/week | 131 of 168 |
| Spring 2025 | Vaibhav Ojha | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 40 of 51 |
| Spring 2025 | Zachary Saunders | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 43 of 60 |
| Fall 2024 | Enrico Cristoforoni | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 55 of 64 |
| Fall 2024 | Federico Rodari | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 58 of 64 |
| Fall 2024 | Ira Abraham | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 53 of 65 |
| Fall 2024 | Matthew Rutledge | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 175 of 192 |
| Fall 2024 | Pietro Visaggio | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 54 of 65 |
| Fall 2024 | Vaibhav Ojha | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 45 of 66 |
| Summer 2024 | Federico Rodari | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 19 of 26 |
| Spring 2024 | Federico Rodari | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 43 of 51 |
| Spring 2024 | Giada Bozzelli | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 33 of 39 |
| Spring 2024 | Paul Cichello | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 103 of 121 |
| Spring 2024 | Pietro Visaggio | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 20 of 25 |
| Spring 2024 | Yufeng Shi | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 38 of 46 |
| Spring 2024 | Zachary Saunders | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 45 of 52 |
| Fall 2023 | Matthew Rutledge | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 159 of 186 |
| Fall 2023 | Pietro Visaggio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 of 76 |
| Fall 2023 | Yuanchen Cai | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 of 24 |
| Summer 2023 | Pietro Visaggio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 of 15 |
| Summer 2023 | Yufeng Shi | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 of 14 |
| Spring 2023 | Matthew Rutledge | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 81 of 92 |
| Spring 2023 | Paul Cichello | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 64 of 75 |
| Spring 2023 | Yufeng Shi | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 36 of 49 |
| Fall 2022 | Deyin Jia | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4–6 hrs/week | 28 of 38 |
| Fall 2022 | Fangxu Duan | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 52 of 59 |
| Fall 2022 | Matthew Rutledge | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 94 of 108 |
Data freshness
Instructors
- Aastha Malhotra
- Anirudh Padinjaray Pisharam
- Deyin Jia
- Elena Pellegrini
- Enrico Cristoforoni
- Esther Lee
- Fangxu Duan
- Federico Rodari
- Giada Bozzelli
- Ira Abraham
- Jarod Coulter
- Jinming Xue
- Juan Baquero Vargas
- Kritika Goel
- Luisa Wall
- Manshu Khanna
- Matteo Masullo
- Matthew Rutledge
- Mingyang Wei
- Muhammed Gezer
- Mustafa Runyun
- Paul Cichello
- Pietro Visaggio
- Ryan Westphal
- Taoran Liu
- Vaibhav Ojha
- William Bryson
- Yuanchen Cai
- Yufeng Shi
- Zachary Saunders
Sections
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 04
- Section 05
- Section 06
- Section 07
- Section 08
- Section 09
- Section 10
- Section 11
- Section 12
- Section 13
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 04
- Section 05
- Section 06
- Section 07
- Section 08
- Section 09
- Section 10
- Section 11
- Section 12
- Section 13
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 04