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BZAN 1135

Statistical Analysis · 8 instructors on record · 78 sections

What the course score is made of

78BC evaluations78 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

66thMore challenging than 66% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

93BC — “Intellectually Challenging”78 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

80thMore work than 80% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

64BC — “Workload”78 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 provides an introduction to statistics with a focus on the analytical tools that are applicable to management practice and decision making. Statistical topics include descriptive statistics, probability, random variables, sampling distributions, estimation of parameters, hypothesis testing, and regression. Data handling and management skills are developed through extensive use of modern statistical programming tools and real data sets. Students will gain an understanding of statistical methods, the ability to formulate business questions as statistical models to test, and critical thinking skills to evaluate the results of those models.

The board

8 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 8 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Tolga DizdarerAssistant Professor · Business Analytics	938 records	78th	75th	804 ratings · all classes
2	Lai WeiBusiness Analytics	9015 records	78th	69th	9616 ratings · all classes
3	Linda Boardman LiuProfessor of the Practice and Assistant Chairperson · Business Analytics	8529 records	85th	72nd	—no page
4	Stephanie JerniganProfessor of the Practice · Business Analytics Provisional	842 records	—	74th	8619 ratings · all classes
5	Daniel ChenAssistant Professor · Business Analytics	803 records	43rd	61st	802 ratings · all classes
6	Isil AlevBusiness Analytics Provisional fewer records	701 record	78th	40th	1008 ratings · all classes
7	Xiaohong PanBusiness Analytics	8218 records	79th	64th	—no page
8	Benjamin NuzzoBusiness Analytics Provisional	552 records	78th	15th	302 ratings · all classes

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 8 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 78 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.

9242nd pctl

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

9028th pctl

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

9128th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9148th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9144th pctl

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

8821st pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9045th pctl

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

9040th 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.

6480th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9366th pctl

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

9249th 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

78 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Linda Boardman Liu	Spring 2026	01	84	78	80
Linda Boardman Liu	Spring 2026	02	85	83	60
Daniel Chen	Spring 2026	03	73	68	60
Daniel Chen	Spring 2026	04	82	79	60
Daniel Chen	Spring 2026	05	85	79	40
Tolga Dizdarer	Spring 2026	06	92	76	60
Tolga Dizdarer	Spring 2026	07	87	73	60
Tolga Dizdarer	Spring 2026	08	95	80	60
Linda Boardman Liu	Fall 2025	01	84	82	60
Linda Boardman Liu	Fall 2025	02	83	82	—
Linda Boardman Liu	Fall 2025	03	84	78	60
Xiaohong Pan	Fall 2025	04	75	72	80
Lai Wei	Fall 2025	05	91	83	60
Lai Wei	Fall 2025	06	94	85	60
Lai Wei	Fall 2025	07	93	86	60
Xiaohong Pan	Fall 2025	08	75	74	60
Xiaohong Pan	Fall 2025	09	75	68	60
Linda Boardman Liu	Spring 2025	01	80	79	80
Linda Boardman Liu	Spring 2025	02	82	81	80
Linda Boardman Liu	Spring 2025	03	89	84	60
Tolga Dizdarer	Spring 2025	06	92	78	60
Tolga Dizdarer	Spring 2025	07	95	86	60
Tolga Dizdarer	Spring 2025	08	93	81	60
Linda Boardman Liu	Fall 2024	01	76	73	80
Linda Boardman Liu	Fall 2024	02	82	76	80

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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.