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ADEC 7320

Econometrics · 6 instructors on record · 29 sections

What the course score is made of

82BC evaluations29 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2021 – 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

70thMore challenging than 70% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

94BC — “Intellectually Challenging”29 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

89BC — “Workload”29 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 focuses on the application of statistical tools used to estimate economic relationships. The course begins with a discussion of the linear regression model, and examination of common problems encountered when applying this approach, including serial correlation, heteroscedasticity, and multicollinearity. Models with lagged variables are considered, as is estimation with instrumental variables, two-stage least squares, models with limited dependent variables, and basic time-series techniques.

The board

6 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. 1 of the 6 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Arvind SharmaAdvancing Studies	9010 records	96th	85th	—no page
2	Haydar EvrenEconomics Provisional fewer records	951 record	93rd	79th	—no page
3	Nathaniel BastianAdvancing Studies Provisional	901 record	100th	100th	201 rating · all classes
4	Gustavo VicentiniAdvancing Studies	847 records	93rd	55th	—no page
5	Razvan VelicheAdvancing Studies	837 records	94th	57th	—no page
6	Piyush ChandraAdvancing Studies	703 records	95th	66th	—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. 2 of 6 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 29 records

The Professor4 items

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

8924th pctl

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

9238th pctl

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

9029th pctl

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

9026th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8625th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8726th pctl

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

9141st pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8936th pctl

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

8419th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8830th 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.

8994th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9470th pctl

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

8213th 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

29 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Arvind Sharma	Spring 2026	01	80	65	100
Piyush Chandra	Spring 2026	02	63	63	100
Piyush Chandra	Fall 2025	02	64	60	100
Arvind Sharma	Fall 2025	03	88	90	80
Arvind Sharma	Summer 2025	01	100	85	100
Arvind Sharma	Spring 2025	01	60	60	—
Razvan Veliche	Spring 2025	02	90	87	80
Piyush Chandra	Spring 2025	03	83	83	80
Gustavo Vicentini	Fall 2024	01	91	91	80
Razvan Veliche	Fall 2024	02	85	90	—
Arvind Sharma	Fall 2024	03	100	100	—
Arvind Sharma	Summer 2024	01	92	90	100
Gustavo Vicentini	Spring 2024	01	80	84	100
Arvind Sharma	Spring 2024	02	100	100	—
Razvan Veliche	Spring 2024	03	88	88	100
Gustavo Vicentini	Fall 2023	01	80	86	—
Razvan Veliche	Fall 2023	02	87	93	—
Arvind Sharma	Fall 2023	03	93	93	—
Arvind Sharma	Summer 2023	01	100	92	—
Arvind Sharma	Spring 2023	01	89	86	100
Gustavo Vicentini	Spring 2023	02	93	97	80
Razvan Veliche	Spring 2023	03	75	70	100
Gustavo Vicentini	Fall 2022	01	79	79	80
Haydar Evren	Summer 2022	01	95	85	80
Gustavo Vicentini	Spring 2022	01	80	73	—

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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.