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Jack Porter

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Raw average: 3.40/5 from 15 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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310 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
confusing and boring lecture
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ECON 310
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
I thought Jack did a good job, considering the difficulty of the material. midterm is challenging but fair if you study from the problem sets. The final was extremely hard. Having a good TA is crucial, especially for the 2nd half. Know going in that there are only 3 grades: problem sets 25% (8 of them, drops worst), midterm 30% & final 45%.
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310 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor Porter can be confusing at times. Some of his lectures seem very repetitive while some are hard to follow along. He is interested in the pure math behind statistics so it can be tough to stay interested if that isn't your goal.
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310 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5
Pray that you have a good ta or be an amazing independent student. He is the worst professor I have had on campus. His tests mention things he spent less than 3 minutes on per lecture. 45% of your grade is the final. He should not being teaching a required course.
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Classes with Jack Porter

ECON 704

Econometrics I

3 credits

ECONOMETRICS I covers econometric methods, theory, and applications including linear regression and hypothesis testing.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.59 GPA, 82.4% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.54 GPA, 71.2% A/AB (n=73 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.45 GPA, 61.8% A/AB (n=55 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Austin MillerJack Porter+1 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2026
ECON 709

Economic Statistics and Econometrics I

3–4 credits

Introduction to economic statistics and econometrics, covering probability, inference, and regression.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.50 GPA, 64.5% A/AB (n=62 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.48 GPA, 69.4% A/AB (n=72 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.56 GPA, 71.2% A/AB (n=59 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Yong CaiJack Porter+1 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2025
ECON 726

Applications of Machine Learning in Economics

3 credits

ECON 726 teaches the application of machine learning techniques to economic research, focusing on causal inference and policy estimation.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Yong CaiJack Porter

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2025–Fall 2025 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026ECON 704Econometrics I
Fall 2026ECON 709Economic Statistics and Econometrics I
Fall 2026ECON 726Applications of Machine Learning in Economics

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