Is this an easy A?
FairEffort
68/100Open notes and help many pass, but and uneven grades mean an A still takes attendance and real study.
; the single online review also found open notes easy.
STA1 · STAT001 · PSYC13 · STATS101 · STAT101 · STATS001 · STAT1 · PSYCH13 · STATISTICS · 156 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Open notes and x x help many pass, but x x and uneven grades mean an A still takes attendance and real study.
x x x x x x; the single online review also found open notes easy.
Is the course easy?
Many call stats a breeze with slow lectures, though a minority find wording tricky and say it is not effortless.
In-person opinions dominate; online also reported low difficulty.
Is attendance flexible?
Roll is called, absences are held against you, and skip-class tags appear often.
x x x x x x; online also listed attendance as yes in the one review.
Is this professor recommended?
About 60% would take again: x x x x x while psych and x x x x x.
Online is glowing; in-person is mixed and more negative in recent psychology reviews.
Course guide
Grading
Lenient
72/100
Open-note quizzes, dropped lowest scores, and frequent x x make grading friendlier than average, though a few call him tough.
Format shift
x x x x x x; online also praises open notes.
Workload
Moderate
58/100
Paper homework, online assignments, quizzes, and a x x x x x x but not featherlight.
Format shift
x x x x x; online called homework easy.
Teaching experience
Good
70/100
x x x x x x and humor; others say jokes, tangents, and psych content quality hurt learning.
Format shift
In-person is polarized by course; single online review is highly positive.
Assessment method
FocusOnExams
68/100
x x x x x x x x x, with homework and occasional papers or presentations.
Format shift
x x x x x x; online also highlights open-note tests and homework.
Luni fit check
Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.
Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.
Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
In-person stats is often chill and x x x x x x, but x x and some find jokes or pacing confusing; psych sections draw sharper criticism.
Main concern
x x x x, and uneven exam wording can frustrate students who need tight structure.
What students said
“Everything is open book/open notes! Get ready to hear some corny jokes in class.”
“x x x x x x x x x x psychology.”
Remote format
Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
One online STAT101 review calls him quirky and amazing with open-note tests and x x if you follow class notes.
Main concern
Sample is too small to judge online delivery broadly.
What students said
“Fink is a quirky, amazing teacher. His jokes had me laughing all through class and x x x x.”
Exam style
Tests are widely open book and open notes with study guides and x x, though wording can still be tricky.
Assessment risk
StudentFriendly
82/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
x x and finals are repeatedly open book and open notes, with dropped lowest scores and end-of-term x x.
“The x x x x x x x x x are open note and book.”
“x x x x x.”
Online review reports open-note tests and easy online homework when notes are followed; x x x x.
“x x x x x and his online hw is easy if you follow the notes from class.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“I've never been good at math and have put off taking Stats as long as possible, but it was a breeze with Fink!”
“x x x x x x x x x, uses real life examples.”
“Everything is open book/open notes!”
“Fink Loves to make jokes, which is a problem. Most of the time goes of topic.”
“x x x. Trust me... He's amazing at teaching.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
50
Recent reviews read by the AI
156
Lifetime ratings
90/100
Evidence confidence
50 reviews over many years provide rich detail and x x, though opinions split by course and humor tolerance.
Inside 50 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
39 reported outcomes
A+ 4 · A 11
B+ 4 · B 7
C+ 2 · C 1
D 1
No reported values
Drop/Withdrawal 5 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1 · Rather_Not_Say 1