Class record · ECON · MCAS

ECON 1158

Statistical Computing: Programming in Stata · 9 instructors on record · 14 sections

What the course score is made of

74BC evaluations14 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

3rdMore challenging than 3% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

75BC — “Intellectually Challenging”14 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

3rdMore work than 3% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

36BC — “Workload”14 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 statistical computing in the Stata environment for those who have not taken ECON1151 and its lab component. The course covers data management, statistics, and graphics components of the Stata language with hands-on exercises.

The board

9 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. 2 of the 9 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Arnab PalitEconomics Provisional	972 records	2nd	19th	401 rating · all classes
2	Esther LeeEconomics Provisional	952 records	2nd	3rd	—no page
3	Shane McmikenEconomics Provisional	902 records	25th	17th	—no page
4	Federico RodariEconomics Provisional fewer records	951 record	25th	29th	—no page
5	Kritika GoelEconomics Provisional	871 record	25th	2nd	—no page
6	Anirudh Padinjaray PisharamEconomics Provisional	741 record	—	1st	—no page
7	Pietro VisaggioEconomics Provisional fewer records	601 record	—	0th	—no page
8	Enrico CristoforoniEconomics Provisional	682 records	25th	0th	—no page
9	Vaibhav OjhaEconomics Provisional	542 records	25th	2nd	—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. 9 of 9 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 14 records

The Professor4 items

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

8718th pctl

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

8510th pctl

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

827th pctl

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

836th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8728th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8517th pctl

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

804th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

8516th pctl

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

8625th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8520th 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.

363rd pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

753rd pctl

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

787th 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

14 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Anirudh Padinjaray Pisharam	Spring 2026	01	74	72	—
Federico Rodari	Spring 2026	02	95	91	40
Vaibhav Ojha	Spring 2025	01	57	53	—
Vaibhav Ojha	Spring 2025	02	52	52	40
Enrico Cristoforoni	Fall 2024	01	80	68	—
Enrico Cristoforoni	Fall 2024	02	55	55	40
Pietro Visaggio	Spring 2024	01	60	62	—
Shane Mcmiken	Spring 2023	01	87	82	40
Shane Mcmiken	Spring 2023	02	93	83	—
Arnab Palit	Fall 2022	01	94	86	40
Arnab Palit	Fall 2022	02	100	80	20
Esther Lee	Spring 2022	01	93	87	40
Esther Lee	Spring 2022	02	96	87	20
Kritika Goel	Fall 2021	01	87	80	40

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.