Jerry Reiter - Duke University

Professor: Jerry Reiter

Department: TBD

College: Duke University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: STAT322
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Reiter is clearly very intelligent and well respected in the field. He explained the content well even though lectures could be a bit dry. He was always super accessible outside of class and you will do well if you go to office hours.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: STA322
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Jerry is a great professor and is very accessible outside of class. He's always willing to help students and answer your questions in detail until you get it. The material for this course was not super super challenging, but the tests are graded out of few points so if you get one question wrong it can affect your overall grade by a lot.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: STA210
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

An ideal professor. I struggled with this course but he was very accessible and helpful at office hours, and in lectures he was super engaging and excited to tell you about his field. He gives you everything he can to help you succeed.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: STA210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Excellent professor and class. Great lecturer and also posts very useful R scripts. Clear grading criteria, very helpful in office hours, and also teaches very important/useful real-life skills about regression. I definitely recommend taking STA210 with Prof. Reiter.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: STA210
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Grade is composed of 35% homework, 50% tests, and 15% final project. Tests are very short, but missing one part of a problem will hurt your grade by 10%. The median was in the 70's for both tests. Reiter is a very energetic lecturer, but a lot of the material can be learned by reading the slides and going over the scripts covered in class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: STA210
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Super energetic and caring! If you want to take a stats class, take it with him.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: STA210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Jerry is a life savior. I'd really gg for this course if it weren't for him. He is always willing to talk to students outside of class and treats everyone equally, regardless of whether you are doing the major or not. Lecture is extremely engaging and fun. With him, it's hard not to do well as long as you have the interest and stamina.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: STA321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Reiter is always very enthusiastic, and he really tried to make things interesting, but the subject of surveys in general was just not very fascinating for me. Definitely don't take this class if you are more interesting in statistical modeling. If you have a solid foundation in basic probabilitystatistics though, it should be a relatively easy A.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: STA210
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Took this 2 years ago, one of the best classes I've taken at Duke. You learn to code in R (bit of a learning curve at first for everyone, so expect to put in time in the course) and you learn how to analyze data. The class is great at pairing lecture and examples, including examples with code and R output in lecture. Very energetic . Very nice.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: STAT321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

WORST CLASS! Do not take a class with Reiter: you are guaranteed not to learn. He drowns you in meaningless assignments then destroys your grade with impossible exams. Absolutely do not take a class with him unless you don't mind losing your sanity.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: STAT210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Reiter is very peppy, which makes people think he's a good professor. But he doesn't actually teach, so I'm confused why his ratings are so positive. Everything is out of class as students work on homework assignments that usually take over ten hours to complete. Not worth the time.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: STAT321
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dr. Reiter has a fundamental disconnect with the intellectual level of his students. His lectures are very difficult to follow and he provides no background information on complex ideas. I hardly learned anything and got a bad grade to boot.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: STA210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very practical class, but also very time consuming. Not conceptually hard but hw is a lot of work. Reiter is a wonderful teacher - super smart, funny, helpful, and attractive. The class will not be easy, but you will learn a lot and have the privilege to look at his beautiful face twice a week. Definitely recommend if you're willing to do the work.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: STA210
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

One of the best professors I've had at Duke. His approach to statistics is laid back and thoughtful, instead of being formulaic. He explains the concepts behind the material, instead of just telling you how to do it--he wants you to think about how stats applies to the real world. Office hours are incredibly helpful, too.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: STAT101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Dr. Reiter is a truly wonderful professor! He is extremely helpful and his tests/grading are very fair. I highly recommend this professor for stat 101! P.S. I think he's hot :)

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: STAT101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Definitely a great professor. I had no interest in stat and needed it for a QS. He is engaging in lecture and very helpful. He does everything he can to help his students do well. If you have to take stat, take a class with prof reiter.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: STA103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

One of the best, if not the best, classes I've ever taken -- also one of the hardest. This is the class that turned me on to statistics and made subsequent stats classes intelligible to me.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: STAT121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

he is a very nice guy, understanding. But you really do have to work hard for this class (hw, projects, outside work etc). His lectures are pretty helpful, if you can bear it. He really cares about his students and very accessible outside of class. If you are prepared to work hard, take his classes!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: STAT103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

SOLID CLASS, GETS A LOT HARDER IN THE SECOND HALF... MUCH MORE MATH

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: STAT103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class is boring, but I don't think there would be any other teacher who could teach this crap as well as Reiter. Good guy, down to earth, but boring info. Plus it's kinda tricky. Take 101.