Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.40 GPA, 58.2% A/AB (n=67 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Fall 2026
Foundations of Statistical Learning for Business Analytics
An introduction to predictive modeling for business applications, focusing on linear regression, classification, and model selection techniques.
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Kyohei Okumura
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Historical reviews of Peng Shi: Attending lectures and paying attention covers all exam questions, as the professor asks them throughout the sessions.
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Prerequisites
Course mapGEN BUS 307,317704, 705, 881,ECON 400, 410,STAT/MATH 310,STAT 333, 340, or declared in the Business Exchange program
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Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Kyohei Okumura is the current instructor, but available reviews only cover historical instructor Peng Shi. Shi was praised as helpful, approachable, and an excellent lecturer who explains difficult material clearly. However, some students found his lectures occasionally boring.
KYOHEI OKUMURA is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
PENG SHI is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. 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 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 010 | Classroom Instruction | 25 / 35 | 0 |
| LEC 011 | Classroom Instruction | 29 / 35 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews for Peng Shi describe him as a helpful, approachable lecturer who explains difficult material easily, though some find his lectures boring.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.53 GPA, 73.7% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.72 GPA, 80.5% A/AB (n=149 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.60 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=30 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Peng Shi: Attending lectures and paying attention covers all exam questions, as the professor asks them throughout the sessions.
Historical reviews of Peng Shi: R exercises mixed into lectures are useful for understanding the material, though the lecture style can be boring.
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Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Fall 2026.
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Foundations of Statistical Learning for Business Analytics
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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