DAT 1201
Managerial Statistics II
The second of a two-course sequence in business applications of statistics, focused on forecasting and inference. The course is devoted to the use of linear regression models in business, and ways to deal with problems of outliers, non-linear relationships, heteroscedasticity, and collinearity. Advanced topics, including time series regression and logistic models, are covered as time permits. There are exams and projects that emphasize students' competencies in applying statistics.
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Class is ridiculously hard for an introductory statistics course
5/24/2026
Rude professor, ridiculously hard introductory statistics course.
5/24/2026
The content of the class is repetitive. Annoying pop quizzes. You do get 3 cheat sheets on midterm/final.
5/12/2026
I personally had a good relationship with Professor Snir, but I also made an effort to build one. He definitely seems to have favorites, so I can understand why some students had tougher experiences. The exams are challenging too. Still, if you attend class, pay attention, and pick a solid group for the final project, you should be fine overall.
5/7/2026
I personally had a good relationship with Snir, but I also made an effort to build one. He definitely seems to have favorites, so I can understand why some students had tougher experiences. The exams are challenging too. Still, if you attend class, pay attention, and pick a solid group for the final project, you should be fine overall.
5/7/2026
This class is really repetitive and cummulative material on every exam/quiz. Lots of group projects, good professor but boring. Random pop quizzes every week for attendance, great B school curve at the end of semester. Snir is flexible but is strict with some things. TA's grade almost everything. Exams were kinda hard but you get 3 cheat sheets.
12/28/2025
This class is really repetitive and cummulative material on every exam/quiz. Lots of group projects, good professor but boring. Random pop quizzes every week for attendance, great B school curve at the end of semester.
12/28/2025
A really enthusiastic professor. Cracks dad jokes all the time. If you participate in class you'll be a favorite. Encourages people to ask questions all the times and makes himself available in office hours. Makes the material less painful to learn.
11/11/2025
I had a decent experience with Snir, but I understand how others could have terrible ones. He gets a lot nicer if you get to know him and if you express interest in being a TA. His exams are difficult, especially the final. We had pop quizzes for attendance which was annoying, but participation is small. Good luck. He is what you make of him.
6/5/2025
He's ruthless, terrible lecturer, doesnt care, he inspires me to quit my career plans. Love this guy. Also sexist and racist :)
5/8/2025
Least favorite class I've taken at Olin. Lectures are boring and we learn outdated statistical methods. Most of the class material and project work is in Excel, but the tests are on completely different topics and done on paper. He's not an easy person to get along with and doesn't seem interested in helping students. Wouldn't recommend.
5/5/2025
She is wonderful! She supported me well throughout the course, making sure I understood it. I also think she really cares about what she is teaching, trying to get everyone to follow along even when they don't... beware of momentary pop quizzes (usually just based on completion for attendance check).
5/3/2025
Least favorite professor of all time. Clearly did not like certain students in class. Lowered my grade from an A to B+ just because the believed that I didn't do enough work on the final project even though I helped my group a lot. Wrote him an email asking about it and did not want to discuss anything. Would not recommend getting on his bad side.
4/19/2025
Snir is a great teacher. Sometimes, the lectures can be a bit boring, but that's more on the material than the professor. If you can pay attention in class and do the homework on time, then you should succeed in this class.
1/8/2025
The final is unexpectedly nasty and stats is tuaght in an old fashioned way, students have to handwrite proofs and many statistical figures. We are not taught efficient or modern stats technologies. TAs CARRIED this class for me, thanks guys! Prof Snir made me uncomfortable when I asked questions because he does not like talking with students.
1/2/2025
Snir does a great job organizing his class and gives plenty of practice tests before exams. However, his tests are graded quite harshly and are a large portion of our grade. Snir can come off caring one moment and condescending the next, and I never felt comfortable asking for help. Lectures were also quite dull and lack engagement.
12/22/2024
I really enjoyed the class. Lectures cover all the material you need to know for the group projects, quizzes, and exams. As long as you understand the content well, I think the exams were very fair. He also gives a bunch of practice quizzes and exams which are super helpful if you actually do them.
12/21/2024
The midterm and quizzes were fair but the final was cruel. I studied a lot and failed the exam (literally), but since I did well on the midterm and other stuff, I walked away with a B. Expectations for the final were unclear. His lectures are boring, but informative. Seems like a chill guy. Exams are graded harshly, so pay attention in class!
12/21/2024