Apr 27, 2026 · Historical comment
Actually the goat, gave us turkish snacks
BZAN1135 · Business Analytics
Carroll School of Management
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.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.6 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.7 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.6 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.5 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~5.5
hours per week
Estimated from the original workload response buckets. Individual sections may differ.
Instructor options
Ratings below reflect only recovered evaluations connected to this course.
Professor of the Practice, Business Analytics · CSOM
4.3 / 5
3.9 / 5
Assistant Professor of the Practice, Business Analytics · CSOM
4.1 / 5
4.0 / 5
Assistant Professor, Business Analytics · CSOM
4.5 / 5
4.1 / 5
Assistant Professor, Business Analytics · CSOM
4.7 / 5
4.1 / 5
Professor of the Practice, Business Analytics · CSOM
4.5 / 5
4.0 / 5
Associate Professor of the Practice, Business Analytics · CSOM
3.5 / 5
3.3 / 5
Student perspective
Recovered and new anonymous comments are shown as written and may reflect different course formats.
Apr 27, 2026 · Historical comment
Actually the goat, gave us turkish snacks
Dec 31, 2025 · Historical comment
Go to her office hours, and you'll do just fine. Definitely not an easy class, but neither is any stats class. A lot of homework is involved. You don't need to do most of the readings in the textbook, though.
Dec 4, 2025 · Historical comment
She's such a good professor, so kind and helped me understand statistics. The cheat sheets on the exam were great, and she is not a bad grader at all. The projects can sometimes get confusing with the directions but once you understand it there great grade boosters. Highly recommend professor Wei!
Dec 4, 2025 · Historical comment
The class is relatively intuitive, and with reasonable studying you can get a good grade. Prof. Wei is a solid teacher but you definitely need to teach yourself some of the content. Overall a very chill grader, fun professor, and a good class.
Nov 21, 2025 · Historical comment
Doesn't really explain material that well and speaks very softly so hard to hear sometimes. Not the best but not the worst, just pay attention in class and do homework and you should be fine.
Apr 16, 2025 · Historical comment
I really enjoyed her class for most of the year; however, she has an attitude and can be extremely rude and unsympathetic to students. Good teacher with a bad personality.
Dec 20, 2024 · Historical comment
Professor Wei has to be one of the best statistics teachers in the department. She is very passionate and caring, and her classes usually are not totally boring. She gives a good amount of resources and options for help. She will butcher your name though.
Nov 20, 2024 · Historical comment
Great teacher, best of all stats options... explains projects well and will do her best to make sure you understand course material. She preps you for each exam thoroughly.
Nov 19, 2024 · Historical comment
Best teacher for stats, she sees when someone is trying their best and rewards it. Paying attention to class goes a long way. Her exams are basically problems from the Home Work and Practice Test. A LOT OF PARTIAL POINTS. Unless you leave it blank, you will get points for it.
Apr 9, 2024 · Historical comment
Professor Wei is awesome! She is a very kind and friendly person and a great teacher. Exams are fair and work is super manageable. Her lectures are engaging as well. She is always available for office hours and will answer any questions. One of the best profs I've had here!
Across time
Section-level results available in the recovered archive.
Spring 2025
6 sectionsFall 2024
8 sectionsSpring 2024
8 sectionsFall 2023
7 sectionsSpring 2023
8 sectionsFall 2022
8 sectionsSpring 2022
8 sectionsFall 2021
8 sectionsSpring 2021
5 sections