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MFIN 2270

Data Analytics in Finance · 3 instructors on record · 25 sections

What the course score is made of

81BC evaluations25 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

65thMore challenging than 65% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

93BC — “Intellectually Challenging”25 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

47thMore work than 47% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

57BC — “Workload”25 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.

Corporations, investment banks, and asset management firms increasingly base their operational and investment decisions on the statistical analysis of "big data." In this course, you will be introduced to Python, a popular open-source modern programming language, and learn how to use it to extract data from online sources, estimate univariate and multivariate regressions on real-world financial data, and perform Monte Carlo simulations.

The board

3 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	Jonathan ReuterAssociate Professor · Finance	9112 records	78th	79th	—no page
2	Ran XuFinance	8410 records	47th	62nd	—no page
3	Gang Nathan DongFinance	783 records	30th	37th	808 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. 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 25 records

The Professor4 items

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

8822nd pctl

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

9240th 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.

9023rd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9043rd pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9038th pctl

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

8824th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9259th pctl

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

9149th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

8937th 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.

5747th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9365th pctl

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

8728th 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

25 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Ran Xu	Spring 2026	01	88	82	40
Ran Xu	Spring 2026	02	98	92	—
Jonathan Reuter	Fall 2025	01	93	81	60
Jonathan Reuter	Fall 2025	02	93	73	60
Jonathan Reuter	Fall 2025	03	93	86	60
Ran Xu	Spring 2025	01	81	78	60
Ran Xu	Spring 2025	02	67	68	60
Jonathan Reuter	Fall 2024	01	89	84	60
Jonathan Reuter	Fall 2024	02	92	86	60
Jonathan Reuter	Fall 2024	03	88	85	60
Ran Xu	Spring 2024	01	89	84	60
Ran Xu	Spring 2024	02	86	82	60
Jonathan Reuter	Fall 2023	01	87	84	—
Jonathan Reuter	Fall 2023	02	88	82	—
Jonathan Reuter	Fall 2023	03	93	86	—
Ran Xu	Spring 2023	01	83	76	60
Ran Xu	Spring 2023	02	86	86	60
Jonathan Reuter	Fall 2022	01	89	83	60
Jonathan Reuter	Fall 2022	02	88	79	60
Jonathan Reuter	Fall 2022	03	95	89	60
Ran Xu	Spring 2022	01	81	79	60
Ran Xu	Spring 2022	02	85	81	60
Gang Nathan Dong	Fall 2021	01	82	78	40
Gang Nathan Dong	Fall 2021	02	74	73	60
Gang Nathan Dong	Fall 2021	03	80	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.