Historical reviews of Bruce Hansen: A reviewer reports that Professor Hansen grades leniently and gives easy exams, while another notes applied work with time-series data.
Raw average: 2.58/5 from 19 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
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Historical reviews of Bruce Hansen: Bruce Hansen is described as an amazing and knowledgeable instructor who explains material well at the undergraduate level. Reviewers highlight his lenient grading, easy exams, and the practical value of the course for resumes and marketable skills.
BRUCE HANSEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2015, Spring 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future
schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026
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Section
Mode
Enrolled / capacity
Waitlist
LEC 001
Classroom Instruction
64 / 72
0
DIS 301
Classroom Instruction
22 / 24
0
DIS 302
Classroom Instruction
24 / 24
0
DIS 303
Classroom Instruction
18 / 24
0
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Historical reviews for Bruce Hansen describe the course as highly useful for resumes and marketable skills, featuring applied work in time-series data.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.52 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=40 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.61 GPA, 84.7% A/AB (n=72 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.63 GPA, 82.1% A/AB (n=39 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Bruce Hansen: A reviewer reports that Professor Hansen grades leniently and gives easy exams, while another notes applied work with time-series data.
Historical reviews of Bruce Hansen: Reviewers found the material rewarding and useful, with Hansen explaining complex concepts well at the undergraduate level.
Topics
Econometric time series analysis.
Forecasting methods.
Forecast evaluation.
Theoretical, methodological, and applied topics.
Skills
Econometric time series analysis and forecasting methods.
Forecast evaluation.
Hands-on data analysis.
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Fall 2026.
average GPA
A / AB grades
letter grades
Instructor
Grade distribution · % of letter grades
A48.7%48.7%
AB33.3%33.3%
B15.4%15.4%
BC0.0%0.0%
C2.6%2.6%
D0.0%0.0%
F0.0%0.0%
Grades over time
Through Fall 2025
More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data
Where this course fits relative to
Latest available grades · Fall 2025 · all course levels
3.633.63GPA
Higher than 4242% of other courses
in this group.
Course GPAs · red marks this course’s range
3939letter grades
More recorded grades than 1818% of other courses in this group.
Typical course in this group: 70.070.0 letter grades.
About this comparison
1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30
recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure
of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded
grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
Catalog & offerings
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Catalog observation history
Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.