Erick Gong

Gong is an extremely enthusiastic professor who clearly loves teaching statistics. Having previously taken AP Stats definitely helped me grasp the statistics concepts, but even if I didn't have that background, I believe that Prof Gong's lectures would have been more than enough for me to feel comfortable with introductory statistics and STATA. That being said, his exams are quite difficult, and the ending questions rely partially on detailed knowledge and theoretical application of concepts addressed in class. Overall, if you put in the work to deeply understand the content, you will be fine and learn a lot.

Gong is an extremely enthusiastic professor who clearly loves teaching statistics. Having previously taken AP Stats definitely helped me grasp the statistics concepts, but even if I didn't have that background, I believe that Prof Gong's lectures would have been more than enough for me to feel comfortable with introductory statistics …Read more

I was at first a little intimated because of the reviews, but taking a class with Erick Gong was really fun. He would start off his lectures with real-world stats and dad jokes. I find his lectures/labs very helpful and engaging. He knows when to ask whether or not if he's going to fast or if the class has any questions. One thing I did not like about the class was the randomization sheet he used to co-call students. It would be the same names majority of the time.

I was at first a little intimated because of the reviews, but taking a class with Erick Gong was really fun. He would start off his lectures with real-world stats and dad jokes. I find his lectures/labs very helpful and engaging. He knows when to ask whether or not if he's going to fast or if the class has any questions. One thing I …Read more

This course was pretty transformative. I gained a lot of confidence in my future plans to pursue a research career in economics. Professor Gong was a very clear and effective professor despite the challenging material and I appreciated how he taught us new, novel techniques. I didn't appreciate at the time how useful the skills I learned in the class would be and now that I've taken it I can't imagine having graduated without it. Absolutely recommend, very much so worth the effort if you want to pursue anything quantitative research-related.

This course was pretty transformative. I gained a lot of confidence in my future plans to pursue a research career in economics. Professor Gong was a very clear and effective professor despite the challenging material and I appreciated how he taught us new, novel techniques. I didn't appreciate at the time how useful the skills I lea …Read more