GoldJanuary 20, 2011
Yang, Alan 
Quant Tech I
I liked this class. The work was straightforward, and Professor Yang is straightforward. He's also VERY accessible and happy to go over any questions during his office hours.
There were no surprises on the exams, just exactly what he said would be on them. I personally really appreciate that approach. I wish they were a little harder though, to spread out the curve some.
Overall, this is a nice, no muss no fuss stats course, with plenty of resources to help you along the way.
The weekly assignment takes between 5 to 8 hours, including reading. So--not bad for a grad school course.
November 05, 2006
Yang, Alan
Quant Tech I
Please keep in mind that this review is more than 5 years old.
Teaches Stats I to MPA's. "Accessible"?? Yeah, like an Ivy League education is for a street bum in Harlem! He frequently criticises questions asked in class or just won't answer it at all. However, this is all part of his "I'm way too cool for you" demeanor which can be thoroughly entertaining at times. He doesn't look it but once you hear him lecture you won't be surprised that he used to be an opera singer in a former life...or so the rumour goes. We suspect his T.A.'s are actually indentured servants (Thursday lab at 9pm?) but that translates into labs actually matching up with lectures - unlike some other classes. And they more than compensate for his inaccessibility and outright rudeness in class. One warning - he is an almost unreasonably meticulous grader, even though he doesn't actually do the grading but as mentioned previously his minions are firmly under his thumb. And he makes you use STATA cos he's too cool for SPSS.
Above average, or I guess average for a quantitative course.
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