Liberty Vittert
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Professor Vittert tends to get off-topic during class, but I found her lectures very interesting, and she gives many real-world statistical examples. Her class is not very difficult; just make sure to participate and raise your hand when you can. That brings many students' grades down.
4/17/2026
Great lectures but tests were pretty unrelated to the material she covered in class, so you had to learn from Pearson or outside. Also had some weird Olin grade distribution requirements (no more than 30ish% of the class getting As) that she tried to impose then walked back on.
7/22/2025
Did not learn much because the lectures were not useful. Studying for the exams often required finding resources/content not from class
5/14/2025
honestly, she doesn't really prepare you at all for future stats classes. she doesn't teach much actual material, flexing her accomplishments in class and making her students listen to her own podcasts for homework. and she is super unclear about grading and doesn't respond to emails.
5/14/2025
you can have a 99 the whole semester and still end with an A-, doesn't respond to any emails
5/14/2025
Very unfair grader. Showed up to every class and participated a lot + had a 99% overall and still ended with an A-. Doesn't respond to emails about grades, either.
5/14/2025
Literally just arbitrarily picks your grade at the end of the sem. Class is super easy but bad prof.
5/13/2025
You can have above a 95 the entire semester and get an A- because of how unclear your participation is graded. Lightest class you will ever take but you will likely still not end with an A because you won't even know you will get an A- until you literally see it on your Webstac.
5/12/2025
Good, interesting lectures, but the grading is very unclear.
5/11/2025
Participation matters a ton, and you could have a 99% in Canvas and attend every single class but you would still end up with an A- if you don't talk enough. You also don't know what participation grade you have until the final grade is posted.
5/11/2025
Prof Vittert almost always has a case study to go along with her lecture which is cool but doesn't always teach you exactly what you need for the tests. This year was her first year giving said tests, and I don't even think she made them. Overall, interesting teacher and accessible outside of class if you need help.
5/1/2025
Amazing lecturer with super interesting case studies. That being said, the exams are quite bs. Be prepared to do a lot of preparing outside of class for them. The project and homework are easy though, and she is a very easy grader, offering extra credit to make up for low average exam scores.
4/19/2025
Vittert is very personable and an accomplished professor, but most people I know learned little to nothing in DAT 120. Most tests were online and so was homework (you got multiple tries). That being said, I heard that the course is more difficult now, so hopefully you get more out of it so you aren't cooked in DAT 121.
4/1/2025
2 or less hrs/week
Not hard if you pay attention, Liberty is hands down the most interesting and engaging prof for DAT120 and amongst the best in the B-school
6/29/2024
The in-class case studies are her just mostly flexing her accomplishments (deservedly so), and she has a great sense of humor. You won't learn anything ground breaking, but it is a solid intro class. There is a group project element which can eat up time out of class. Attendance is tracked and graded, so stay on top of that.
6/12/2024
2 or less hrs/week
vittert will make you watch movies instead of going to class. highly recommend. \n\nshe is insane
6/2/2024
Vittert is an engaging lecturer and as someone whose attention drifts easily, I really appreciated that. She is very sweet and funny, but I felt a lot of the time what she lectures did not translate well to homework and quizzes. I would just beware of that, as there will be things that you have to teach yourself throughout the course.
5/23/2024
2 or less hrs/week
Very easy and super interesting class. Vittert is a very chill professor and she is super forgiving.
5/21/2024
2 or less hrs/week
super engaging and in class exercises really help. definitely recommend taking notes bc they will help you on the quizzes she assigns
5/19/2024
1. You can't learn a lot from this class, but you could learn from Prof. Vittert how to think deeply about a fact by using stats knowledge (e.g., is it misleading). 2. She didn't teach technical stats knowledge. You should learn literally almost all by yourself. She didn't teach the knowledge that is tested on quizzes. 3. grading is not systematic.
5/15/2024
1. You can't learn a lot from this class, but you could learn from Prof. Vittert how to think deeply about a fact by using stats knowledge (e.g., is it misleading).n2. She didn't teach technical stats knowledge. You should learn literally almost all by yourself. She didn't teach the knowledge that is tested on quizzes.n3. grading is not systematic.
5/15/2024
Professor Vittert is a charismatic and inspiring figure, and her lectures are incredibly engaging - she really drills into your head the importance of data. I agree, however, that she doesn't teach much of the actual course content, which leaves you ill-prepared for DAT 121. Those without prior stats knowledge will struggle a bit with the quizzes.
5/3/2024
I agree with a lot of the reviews here- Vittert's lectures ar interesting and she uses a lot of case studies that make the class feel applicable to real life. However, she doesn't teach much. Bus students are required to take 2 more stat classes after this, and no one I've talked to feels prepared because of her lack of teaching actual statistics.
4/17/2024
One of my favorite professors at WashU. Prof Vittert's lectures were very interesting and engaging. She was helpful and understating with the final group project. She made me more interested in stats, and she always gave real world examples that helped me understand the material better.
3/27/2024
Professor Liberty is literally one of the best professors I have had at WashU. She was really supportive when my group had issues choosing our project topic. She is so understanding and honestly cares about her students' success. My advice is try to participate in class and take your group projects seriously!!
8/16/2023
Highly, highly, highly recommend. Incredibly personable, very nice, and excellent at not just explaining material but also making sure you understand why said material matters. Not sure if she's doing Dat120 again but whatever class she ends up teaching take it.
5/18/2023
Professor Vittert's lectures were very interesting. I learned something new every class. She will occasionally lecture about required statistics topics but most of the time she emphasized the importance of statistical analysis through case studies. DAT120 is an easy class with a few quizzes and a large group project.
5/13/2023
The lectures and case studies were so cool and I really enjoyed this course with her. A lot of her work is really interesting and after taking this class, I've become much more interested in dat. highly recommend dat 120 with vittert
5/2/2023
A compelling and intriguing professor. Her lectures are interesting, but when investigating lecture content, it is lacking a lot of the actual statistical concepts or principles that often come with a stats class. I didn't take stats in high school, so I needed this aspect more than others. Overall a great professor, but I didn't learn too much.
5/1/2023
DAT 20 is such a stupid class since all you learn are the very basics of statistics that 99% of WashU students already learned in high school. However, Vittert makes up for how mundane this course is with her very entertaining lectures, which mostly cover engaging case studies. Quizzes are online, final project is easy, take this class w Vittert.
4/24/2023
Very easy and interesting class. The case studies we do in class are cool. Don't feel like I learned much about stats though...
4/21/2023
Incredibly easy class as long as you do the work. Liberty is a super cool person, goes through interesting case studies in class. Most of grade determined by weekly homework assignments and semester-long (group) data project. Beware if you want to actually learn statistics, this might not be the most rigorous/challenging/rewarding class for you.
4/20/2023
Awesome teacher and really cool. Do case studies every class which are really interesting, and quiz material was incredibly easy if you took stat in high school.
4/20/2023
Professor Vittert is a very funny gal; she makes going to class worth your time. The content itself is not difficult and she does a great job using case studies to apply the concepts in an understandable way. She's the most chill professor I've had so far at WashU! DAT120 will be as easy as you make it for yourself, go to class, and do the work.
3/29/2023
Professor Liberty was very understanding and cool. At the end of the class during there's a big event at Olin where the board of trustees and chancellor would be at, she invites students from DAT120 to talk to them as student ambassadors. Her lecture style was very interesting, but there is rarely notes, so a lot of self studying.
8/30/2022
This professor is the best professor I have ever had. She not only teaches the material to understand statistics, but she also teaches why you should care about data and how it can be misused. There were barely any quizzes, however I still learned more than I have in a lot of my other classes. She is always available to students as well.
4/25/2022
Professor Vittert is an incredible teacher. She makes you really care about your learning, and the class overall is not very difficult. While it may be easy to get an A, you will learn so much about data science and see the impact of your studies in the world.
4/25/2022
Pretty straight forward about what will be on exams, VERY easy grader if you show work. She is looking to give as much partial credit as possible. Shes looking to make stats accessible to everyone and will meet you where you are with math as long as you seek out help. Office hours are extremely helpful.
2/1/2019
honestly not a 5/5 math teacher generally, but a 5/5 math teacher for washu. super impressive statistician - has amazing credential and a real gem for the school. can be a little hard to follow sometimes but overall solid teacher and super charismatic/funny lecturer
12/19/2018
Literally the greatest teacher I have ever had. I am required to take this course and thought I was going to hate it, but it has been so so good. It isn't easy, but she is actually the best teacher ever.
10/3/2018
Overall not great. Didn't know a person could be so disorganized. At times she seemed a little petty.
9/25/2018