MESA 8440 Multivariate Statistical Analysis

Provides lectures, examples, and student analyses that address multiple group discriminant analysis, classification procedures, principal components and common factor analysis, and multivariate analysis of variance.

Course overview

Department
Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment
School
Lynch
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Biannually in the Spring

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
3.98 / 5 · Very Good
50 responses
Instructor rating
4.03 / 5 · Very Good
50 responses
Terms evaluated
4
Most recent: Fall 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Fall 2025Zhushan Li4.24.24.84.84.74.84.64.110+ hrs/week20 of 20
Summer 2025Zhushan Li3.94.14.14.04.34.84.62.5—8 of 9
Fall 2024Zhushan Li3.73.64.24.64.24.34.43.6—10 of 14
Fall 2023Shaun M Dougherty—————————12 of 17

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Zhushan Li · Campion Hall 131 M 04:30PM-06:50PM · Offered
  • Section 05
    Summer 2026 · Kayla Woputz · Alternating Wednesdays;W 06:30PM-08:00PM · Offered