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Student Evaluation of STA 451 - Spring 2016
June 8, 2016
1 Questions on Scale from 1 to 5
Recall the questions from the questionaire which are on a scale from 1: strongly disagree to 5:strongly
agree and note the corresponding abbreviation:
– Description accurate: The module description accurately reflected the content of the lecture and
exercises
– Excpectations clear: Expectations were clearly outlined in class and the website the syllabus on
OLAT
– Relevance: The content of the module is relevant for my study plan and or my future career
– Interest: Overall this module has further stimulated my interest in statistics
– Book again: I would book the module again
– Prof knowledge: The professor demonstrated knowledge of lecture materials
– Prof prepared: The professor was prepared for class
– Prof enthusiastic: The professor is enthusiastic in talking about the topic and is interested in
teaching
– Prof interest: The professor stimulated interest in the topic
– Prof fair: The professor treated students fairly and impartially
– Ass knowledge: The assistant demonstrated knowledge of exercise materials
– Ass prepared: The assistant was prepared for class exercises
– Ass enthusiastic: The assistant is enthusiastic in talking about topic and is interested in teaching
– Ass available: The assistant was available outside of class
– Ass interest: The assistant stimulated interest in the topic
– Ass fair: The assistant treated students fairly and impartially
– Prop practical: The proportion of practical exercises is high enough
– Prop theoretical: The proportion of theoretical exercises is high enough
– Evaluation adequate: The evaluation of my performance is adequate
Results from these questions are summarized in the table and boxplot below

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Variable n Min q1 Median Mean q3 Max σ
Description accurate 7 4 4.00 5 4.57 5.00 5 0.53
Excpectations clear 7 3 4.00 4 4.14 4.50 5 0.69
Relevance 7 4 4.00 4 4.43 5.00 5 0.53
Interest 7 4 4.00 5 4.57 5.00 5 0.53
Book again 7 4 4.00 5 4.57 5.00 5 0.53
Prof knowledge 7 4 4.50 5 4.71 5.00 5 0.49
Prof prepared 7 4 4.00 5 4.57 5.00 5 0.53
Prof enthusiastic 7 4 4.50 5 4.71 5.00 5 0.49
Prof interest 7 4 4.50 5 4.71 5.00 5 0.49
Prof fair 7 4 4.50 5 4.71 5.00 5 0.49
Ass knowledge 3 5 5.00 5 5.00 5.00 5 0.00
Ass prepared 3 5 5.00 5 5.00 5.00 5 0.00
Ass enthusiastic 3 5 5.00 5 5.00 5.00 5 0.00
Ass available 3 5 5.00 5 5.00 5.00 5 0.00
Ass interest 3 5 5.00 5 5.00 5.00 5 0.00
Ass fair 3 5 5.00 5 5.00 5.00 5 0.00
Prop practical 7 3 3.50 5 4.29 5.00 5 0.95
Prop theoretical 6 2 3.25 4 3.67 4.00 5 1.03
Evaluation adequate 7 3 3.00 4 3.86 4.50 5 0.90
Table 1: Descriptive statistics of all results from questions on a scale from 1 to 5
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Evaluation adequate
Prop theoretical
Prop practical
Ass fair
Ass interest
Ass available
Ass enthusiastic
Ass prepared
Ass knowledge
Prof fair
Prof interest
Prof enthusiastic
Prof prepared
Prof knowledge
Book again
Interest
Relevance
Excpectations clear
Description accurate
2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0
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2 Timing Questions and Overall Assessment
– Minutes pre and post: How many hours do you prepare and postprocess each of the lectures ?
– Minutes exercises: How many hours do you spend on the exercises for each week ?
Variable n Min q1 Median Mean q3 Max σ
Minutes pre and post 7 30 45 60 72.86 90 150 45.36
Minutes exercises 7 20 30 60 62.86 90 120 41.92
Table 2: Descriptive statistics of all results from timing questions
Minutes pre and post
Minutes exercises
20 40 60 80 100 120 140
– Overall: Please rate your overall satisfaction with this module (Swiss grades from 1 to 6).
Variable n Min q1 Median Mean q3 Max σ
Overall 7 5 5.50 6 5.71 6 6 0.49
Table 3: Descriptive statistics of results of overall assessment
5.0 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.8 6.0
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3 Comments
– Do you have any specific comments regarding the module?
– I am really thankful for the opportunity of significant improvement my knowledge in the area of
diagnostics.
– Do you have any specific comments regarding the exercises?
– There was no assistant
– Do you have any final/specific comments concerning the lecture(s) and exercise(s) (content, diffi-
culty, pace, structure, learning aids etc.), the lecturer and assistant (expertise, clarity, pedagocical
approach, communication, etc) and the organization of the module (schedule, internet, etc.):
– I would like to say my great appreciation to prof. Christos T. Nakas for this course! The course
was really very well structurized; very clear and easy to follow; and at the same time; really
very informative! The exercises mathched perfectly the theoretical parts. To my opinion; it is
really great that I had an opportunity to join the course this year; and it would be great if such
a course could become a permanent part of Master Biostat program.
– Thank you!
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