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ADEC 7301

Data Analysis · 7 instructors on record · 22 sections

What the course score is made of

86BC evaluations22 records · weight ×1.0 · Midterm Spring 2026 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

58thMore challenging than 58% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

92BC — “Intellectually Challenging”22 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

94thMore work than 94% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

84BC — “Workload”22 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

This course is designed to introduce students to the concepts and data-based tools of statistical analysis commonly employed in Applied Economics. In addition to learning the basics of statistical and data analysis, students will learn to use the statistical software package Stata to conduct various empirical analyses. Our focus will be on learning to do statistical analysis, not just on learning statistics. The ultimate goal of this course is to prepare students well for ADEC 7320.01, Econometrics.

The board

7 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Gustavo VicentiniAdvancing Studies	946 records	93rd	41st	—no page
2	Benjamin MarcusAdvancing Studies Provisional	942 records	78th	87th	—no page
3	Arvind SharmaAdvancing Studies Provisional	912 records	—	25th	—no page
4	Francesco RennaAdvancing Studies	894 records	94th	76th	—no page
5	Lawrence FultonAdvancing Studies	873 records	94th	65th	—no page
6	Aleksandar TomicAssociate Dean, Strategy, Innovation, & Technology · Economics Provisional	801 record	100th	100th	708 ratings · all classes
7	Doru CojocAdvancing Studies	694 records	95th	50th	—no page

How this board is orderedPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 3 of 7 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 22 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9027th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9025th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9137th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9234th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9150th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9250th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9242nd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9362nd pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

8523rd pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8727th pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

8494th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9258th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

8418th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

22 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Francesco Renna	Spring 2026	03	100	100	100
Francesco Renna	Fall 2025	03	80	72	80
Benjamin Marcus	Fall 2025	04	96	97	60
Lawrence Fulton	Summer 2025	01	97	100	80
Aleksandar Tomic	Spring 2025	03	80	100	100
Francesco Renna	Fall 2024	03	100	92	80
Benjamin Marcus	Fall 2024	04	91	91	60
Lawrence Fulton	Summer 2024	01	83	77	80
Arvind Sharma	Spring 2024	03	89	86	—
Francesco Renna	Fall 2023	03	76	72	—
Arvind Sharma	Fall 2023	04	94	91	—
Gustavo Vicentini	2024FALL1	01	100	95	80
Gustavo Vicentini	Midterm Fall 2023	01	91	89	80
Gustavo Vicentini	Midterm Fall 2025	01	100	90	—
Gustavo Vicentini	Midterm Spring 2024	01	95	90	—
Gustavo Vicentini	Midterm Spring 2025	01	95	95	80
Gustavo Vicentini	Midterm Spring 2026	01	84	82	—
Doru Cojoc	2024FALL1	02	78	82	80
Doru Cojoc	Midterm Fall 2025	02	60	73	100
Doru Cojoc	Midterm Spring 2025	02	74	80	100
Doru Cojoc	Midterm Spring 2026	02	62	65	80
Lawrence Fulton	Midterm Fall 2023	02	80	77	100

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.