PUBPOL-813
QUANTITATIVE EVAL METH
Not in Fall 2026
Term
Instructor
Overview
Feedback is mixed. The clearest upside is that some students still find real value in the course. Best for students who are genuinely interested in the topic and willing to engage with the course on its own terms.
DepartmentPPS
Terms offeredSpring
Typical enrollment29–40
Semesters of data2
4.6
Hrs / week
72
Responses
129
Enrollment
56%
Response Rate
Evaluation Scores
Overall quality
Teaching, content, and experience combined.
4.0
Intellectually stimulating
Challenges students to think deeply.
4.1
Instructor effectiveness
Explains concepts and facilitates learning.
4.3
Difficulty
Higher means harder.
3.5
Feedback Analysis
Feedback Analysismedium
Analysis based on student evaluations
Based on 147 comments across 4 sections
Feedback is mixed. The clearest upside is that some students still find real value in the course. Best for students who are genuinely interested in the topic and willing to engage with the course on its own terms.
Student Reports
How hard is the A?
A is doable but not automatic
The signal here is more do-the-work-and-you-should-be-fine than easy-A chatter. Students do not describe the A as automatic, but the evidence also does not paint grading as punishing.
Homework Load
Moderate homework load
Homework load looks moderate. The recurring signal is steady weekly work, but not a course that turns every assignment into a grind.
Lecture Load
Lighter lecture burden
Student comments describe this as more discussion-, seminar-, or workshop-driven than lecture-dependent. The lecture burden itself does not sound like the main source of friction.
Strengths
• Instructor ratings are strong even when the comments do not cluster around one obvious positive theme.
Tradeoffs
• There is no single dominant complaint theme, but the feedback is not uniformly glowing either.
Best fit for
Best for students who are genuinely interested in the topic and willing to engage with the course on its own terms.
Student Responses
I learned how to synthesize and analyze large pieces of data.
Spring 2024 · Rangel, Marcos
This is a fantastic practical course that helps develop strong fundamentals for quantitive evaluations. My key learnings are: how to structure your thinking with regards to constructing evaluation frameworks and interpreting them, and on applying the various methods in an appropriate and robust manner.
Spring 2024 · Rangel, Marcos
RCT/RDD/DID
Spring 2024 · Rangel, Marcos
how to critically analyze empirical research, critiquing evaluations methods, and how to analyze the impact of a policy using data
Spring 2024 · Rangel, Marcos
I learned more about quantitative analysis methods and skills. I learned different ways to structure policy research questions.
Spring 2024 · Rangel, Marcos
Rating History
Rating history
Error bars show \u00B11 std dev
| Term | Instructor | Overall | Difficulty | Hrs/wk | Enrolled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2025 | Meeks, Robyn 1.0Rate My ProfessorsQuality1.0Difficulty3.8Would retake0%Based on 4 ratingsClick to view on RMP → | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 60 |
| Spring 2024 | Rangel, Marcos | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 69 |
Instructor
Meeks, RobynPPS
Also teaches
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