BS! He's a great professor.. Look for his rating in American University.. http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=518143

very easy class.

His english is pretty good, but that's the only reason I wouldn't give him a 5 for clarity is because his english isn't perfect. Otherwise, he's great. You can have cheat sheets on tests. Lots of homework that is mandatory, but they are online and repeatable.

good teacher if you like listening to forieners teach math...pays alot of attention to the students and is extreamly helpfull if you can keep attention

Math is inherently boring. He doesn't make stats extremely interesting, however how can you make math compelling? He is clear, concise, and helpful. Honestly, if you need to take a statistics course, you should take him. Also, people who can't understand him and stupid; he is completely understandable.

He's interested in helping students learn, and you can tell. Other comments that class can be boring are true; it's not a super-fun topic, but his explanations are great, and he goes the extra mile to FULLY show all steps in his solutions (I love that). Very, very kind to the students when making the exams. Focuses on concepts, not tricking you.

Professor focused on concepts and made the potentially overwheming subject of Stat quite clear and easily understood. Certainly knows how to teach instead of lecture. Spent ample time to go over student questions and if a student still did not understand, would to say it in a different way or go into additional detail. Final was mostly from book.

Excellent teacher! Very clear, and summarizes well. I am a grad student in physics and needed a course in stats. I'm glad I had Dr. Izmirli.

If your taking ANY STAT CLASS then TAKE HIM. He knows the material VERY WELL. He explains everything throughly and tests are right out of the slides. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

This class isn't like any tradition statistics class. Its focuses more on the ideas and theories in statistics, and how to applying them to real world examples. This professor is a really good teacher. This class does have a good amount of homework, its pretty straight forward, but at the sometime very time consuming.

THere are two exams and a final. The first exam is an absolute joke, second one is a lot harder. The final is a combinations of the first exam and second, plus newer stuff. The great thing about this class is you are allowed to use a cheat sheet (life saver). There is a lot of online quizzes & hw, but you are allowed multiply attempts.

Extremely nice and dry humor professor who cares for his students, clear lectures, provides a lot of class math examples and works through those problems with students, very well at responding back to student's emails, fair person and professor, on time, TAKE THIS CLASS. :)

Really nice guy, and very sarcastic. He realized that no one wanted to be there and joked around about it without getting mad. Don't be disrespectful and noisy, though, cuz he gets really frustrated with that (understandably!). Lots of busywork for each chapter, but it really helps you learn the material.

I love professor Izmirli! Attendance is not mandatory but if you rely on the powerpoints you probably will not understand them. He gives very clear explanations of the material and cracks a joke here and there. I think he is hilarious personally. I wouldn't suggest taking the summer class just because it's A LOT of material. I would recommend him!

Everything is done online (hw, pre-test, quiz). You get 3 try on hw and pre-test and the best you keep. On quiz, you get 3 try and the average is the final score. 3 test total. Lectures are very clear!! its a challenge to take this class BUT the professor is AWESOME!! Its my second time taking it....but this is the best math teacher!

He does have an accent but its not thick so i understood him clearly. Most of what you do is online (HW, post test, & quizzes). HW & Post test done as many times as needed & ull get ur highest grade. Quiz can be redone 3x & grade is averaged between them. Videos on youtube to explain if confused. willing to go out of his way to help u. I liked him.

Really smart guy and a solid teacher if you pay attention. Unfortunately, his lectures are pretty dull (he's got a good sense of humor though when he shows it.) He does teach the concepts very clearly, it's just really easy to space out in that class. To be fair though, I can't really think of any way to make regression analysis exciting.

Best Professor ever!!! He's seriously SO NICE and willing to help. If you have any questions at all (even if they've already been answered) he'll patiently explain everything to you. He really just wants everyone to understand his topic. Really a great guy :)

He is a good teacher. He explains the concepts and tells you how to do the problem if you didn't understand. He is very approachable.

It is a very hard class. The professor helps explain and offer help outside of class but sometimes is confusing when explaining the in class problems and procedures.

I found this class ridiculously easy and the content wasn't hard at all. The exams were a joke because you get to use a cheat sheet and you can write whatever you want on it. Dr. Izmirli's not the most exciting guy but he is extremely nice and willing to help students. The coursework wasn't overwhelming and I wish there were more classes like this.

He is a very very helpful and nice professor. Although the lectures were a bit boring, he was always willing to help or answer any questions. The test were fairly easy and you could use a cheat sheet. Very nice professor!! Take him :)

I did not enjoy this class at all. Even though the content should have been easy, I had a hard time keeping up in class and understanding the material. The lectures are very boring but Izmirli is a really caring professor and is always available to help

Excellent stats teacher. He is very willing to help his students outside of class. I took this over the summer and it was probably the best decision I ever made. He gave one in class midterm, one take home test, and the final was not cumulative. He is not trying to make it difficult. His notes nicely summarized the material. TAKE HIM!

Dr. Izmirli is a fair & positive teacher. Very clear in his explanations & presents material in a way that was easy for me to understand (& I am NOT mathematically inclined). Statistics is by nature a boring topic, but IMHO he's not. Genuinely cares about his students. Focus is on comprehension of statistical method which is what it should be.

Easy A

Online the material is harder. GTA's grade harder than he does. Quizzes helpful for tests. Minitab software is harder than the actual material. takes a while to figure out on your own. The audio lectures are important-listen to them, office hours during the week, always available for meetings. HW in online program helpful, don't wait till day of!

Dr. Izmirli is truly wonderful. While his course wasn't "easy", he made himself easily accessible to students when help was needed. I'm glad I took his class from him. I really learned to appreciate statistics and, dare I say it, find it fun. All around, a great person and a supportive professor.

I'm horrible with Math, but Dr. Izmirli was extremely accessible in person and online. He was extremely patient with going over concepts I didn't understand when I went to his office hours. He will go out of his way to make sure you succeed. The most difficult class I've ever taken, but he recognizes those who put forth the effort.

His TA who grades the minitab assignments is absolutely awful. Izmirli is a lovely professor. He does what he can to help his students and he is passionate about the subject (and I am not…but he made it bearable). His midterm was not hard. However, the final made by the department was difficult. He curves a lot which is helpful.

Started off easy then progressively got a bit more difficult. The professor is great and is more than willing to help with questions. He does his best to explain all of the material. I'm sure he knows no one likes statistics, but he has a sense of humor. Class is pretty boring at times. I'd recommend him though.

Stat 250 is a very dry class and basically taught by PowerPoint slides throughout the department. With that being said it is extremely boring, but professor izmirli helped me tremendously. All you have to do is show up to class and go to his office hours and he's more than happy to help. The work really isn't bad if you go to class and read.

He is a great prof. but his test are weighted too much, even if you get 100 on very assignment, you could be close to failing. You have to study for this class. I wish that grading scale would be changed.

Very, very clear and simplistic lectures, HWs and exams. Not there to challenge you or to trip you up, but to teach you the very basics of stats. GO TO CLASS: his examsHWs are straight from the lectures, and the PPTs alone are not enough to understand the material. If you go to class you hardly have to crack open the book save for practice probs.

He's a really nice professor who isn't trying to trick you on exams. If you come to class, it's pretty easy to get an A. DEFINITELY take him for STAT 344. He's the best teacher for this subject.

Izmirli is the man! He is so kind and genuinely caring. Really great teacher! Take this class with him for sure -- but definitely study... not an Easy A.

Posts helpful audio lectures & ppts. Time consuming homework assignments & quizzes. Data Analysis Assignments are fairly difficult. Seek help if you need it.

He is kind and fair. The leclures are focused, clear, and organized. Be careful working on your homework. To get good grades for the hw, you will need to take good notes and might need to work on the examples in the textbook before jump into the hw. Hw is a good preparation for the Exams.

Izmirli is a nice man. The subject is boring and his lectures can be too. His exams are more difficult than the problems he goes over in class so you will need to practice problems in the book to do well. Also, do not rely on your formula sheet to get a good grade. You should pay attention. He is willing to help.

I took the class and hardly showed up for class (only showed up like 8 or 9 times total). I got a near perfect on the homework and did pretty well on the tests. As such, I was able to get an easy B. When I did show up for class, the material that he presented was clear. He does reference the textbook a LOT though, so be sure to have it. Nice guy.

If you have to take STAT 344, take it with Izmirili. He clearly explains the material and isn't out to trick you on the exams. He posts powerpoint lectures but mostly uses notes written in class to teach. He is good at trimming the material into the need-to-know basics. Take him for sure!

Dr. Izmirli was very responsive to all of my emails and was willing to work with me and was very helpful overall. He send emails at the beginning of every week to list all of the assignments for this week, which was helpful. If you are not a strong math student, I would not recommend taking it online. It was a very, VERY difficult class.

This was the most material heavy course I've ever taken. There is so much to learn with a substantial amount of homework. This class requires a lot of your time to pass. For someone who took liberal arts math, introduced to this...I was more than overwhelmed. I would not suggest online version for people like myself. He was very responsive to email

This class is doable but you must spend a LOT of time on it. Don't take this class with a full load of other classes. I would take it along with 3 other classes; no more than that. You will need to spend a great amount of time to pass. I thought I was good at math until I took this class... Nevertheless, spend a great deal of time on this class.

Leacture heavy lots of notes to take. Does a lot of examples in class. Allows cheat sheet on exams. Only studied for exams the night before, relied on cheat sheet and got a B. Tests are not graded by the professor, but by his GTA. The GTA is a horrible grader so see Izmirli to get some points back if possible. Recommend Izmirli- dont mess tests up!

Bombed the first exam, got As on the second & final exam. I was expecting to get a B+ based on his syllabus, but he ends up curving so that i got an A. He has a monotone voice that can put you to sleep. He is well prepared for every lecture and explains everything step by step. Have all the formulas with examples on your sheet & the exam is easy.

Don't miss his lectures. Exam material comes exactly from the lectures or is similar to the homework. Allows one sheet front and back to use on the exam, which really makes the exam a walk in the park if you took good notes as the problems are pretty similar.

The poster below claiming a class average of 60% is lying, he never shares class grades. This is the best stat professor at GMU. Very passable class just take notes and do the homework. Tests mirror assignments and notes. And he does curve even though he claims he doesn't. People do bad cause they cheat on the hw instead of working on it

The professor was ok. He was helpful during his office hours. One negative I have is he was harsh with the grading for the homework and tests. His handwriting is hard to read sometimes and he also goes by really fast in class. Attendance isn't required but i highly recommend it since the test & hw questions are usually from the lecture notes.

overall good professor. Knows what he's doing. He was helpful during his office hours. His TAs do a lot of the grading for homework and exams and they grade very harshly. if you appeal the grades to him he usually gives points back. has bad hand writing and lecture goes by fast. only critique is that he doesn't post his notes.

One of the best at GMU. His lectures are great. Lots of examples helps you understand the concept. Very helpful outside the class. After each exam If you go talk to him he would give partial points back. Highly recommended.

He is a good teacher with a great sense of humor and tries his best to make a dry and tedious subject interesting. He always takes the time to answer everyone's questions. Most of the information comes from lectures and his online notes. If you attend class and study the lecture / sample problems it is not too difficult to pass.

Nice and humorous man. For me, statistics is not my thing at all but he makes it enough for me to understand. Exams are incredibly difficult for me and in my opinion, there really isn't a way to prepare for them. He is a fine professor but he would be a plan B option. Data analysis and online quizzes help out even exam scores. DO THEM

Takes attendance. You use an online software(statcrunch) to do most all problems for you. Weekly quizzes. 3 tests (2nd one is difficult). Class is somewhat difficult but that's all stat classes. As far as the professor, he's great. Funny. Made the class much lighter and better than I was expecting. He's a great professor to take.

In my honest opinion Dr. Izmirli teaches classes the way every college class should be taught. His exams are almost a direct reflection of the class notes and homework. If you do them, you will be fine.

Prof. Izmirli is your prototypical lecture and assignments type of professor. The lectures help but only if you do the practice problems and look over the textbook. I skimmed notes and kept doing practice problems which helped me do well on the test. There are also online quizzes and data analysis assignments. An "a"is possible if you work hard.

Make sure you pay attention in class because he does a lot of examples that can help you on the tests. I also recommend doing the practice homework's even though their not required because they can help you on the quizzes.

This guy is one of the few professors at GMU that can actually lecture. LOTS of notes and you wont absorb anything in clsss but when you look at the notes it makes sense. All you need is his lectures, you dont need the textbook or youtube videos. Exams and homework are straight from example problems in lecture so take good notes.

Attendance isn't mandatory, but if you want to get an A just show up, and MAKE NOTE OF WHAT HE WRITES. THE EXAMPLES HE WRITES IN CLASS ACTUALLY COMES IN THE EXAM. (Not the exact some question but very very similar) its not from the book, not from the assignments he gives, but the in-class examples. You seriously can't fudge it up if you show up.

One of the best statistics professors GMU has to offer. Show up to class to see examples when very similar problems from the examples show up in exams. Can use the front and back of one formula sheet on all exams and the T table on the final. Must still have to work hard on exams, but the questions are reasonable.

I very much enjoyed stat with Izmirli. His lectures can be dry, but his notes are phenomenal. He is a very solid choice. You are encouraged to use a calculator and a cheat sheet for the exams. Exams are exactly what you learned, no surprises. Make sure you have a decent foundation in calculus before the second half of the class. Would take again

Oh man this professor is by far the most easy at mason like all you have to do take note from what ever he write on class he will bring the same kind to the exam. that class need a lot of work but taking him easy A for sure. It's kind confessing hand writing but you will get it after few class.

Review for Summer 2020 Online. Gave a few assignments with problems and MATLAB. He records lectures asynchronously but looking at the written notes he provides is good enough imo. His exams are pretty fair. He also boosted our final grade by 4 points at the end of the semester.

His online lectures are harder to follow than it would seem his in-person ones are, but if you pay attention it isn't too hard. Absolutely brutal grading on homework, but grades more fairly on tests, which matter way more.

I agree with the rating below saying he's a tough grader. I've had to email a few times to have some homework grades corrected too. Since this was online and asynchronous it wasn't hard keeping up with the lectures. His exams weren't difficult either. Basically just watch his lectures and read the notes he provides and you should be fine.

Do all of your quizzes and homeworks on My statlab, the extra practices are basically on the tests, if you do those, understand the concepts that you pass the tests, There is 4 projects (DA's), there a huge percentage, and he grades easy on those, but you make sure you read it carefully, he curbs grades, so drops the lowest test, go to office hours

Easiest class you will ever take. Just make sure you understand his notes, as question in the exams are very similar to the examples in the notes.

Prof. Izmirli was the best math professor I have had at George Mason. If I could rate him higher than a 5, I would. He was always available and had office hours every weekday to explain everything in great detail, even during COVID. He also always answered emails quickly. Would highly recommend!

I think he's a solid choice. I took him asynchronous and here's what I recommend: read the textbook explanation to understand the concept, then look at the examples in his lecture notes. If you really don't get it, watch the lecture recording. He didn't respond to half my emails, but his lecture notes were 11/10 and I appreciated that.

There were only 4 assignments and 2 Exams, and the Final. He is clear and straight to the point and made taking this class during COVID pretty easy. I didn't read the textbook at all, honestly just study the lecture notes and always create the cheat sheet he allows on exams. Exams are just like lecture notes, nothing surprising. Would take again!

Nice guy and a lenient grader. His lecture notes are all you need, don't bother with the textbook. Tests were based closely on the examples in the notes and weren't difficult per se, but very time-consuming as we had to type out what we did for each question (this was annoying for integration). He allowed a cheat sheet with anything on it.

Professor Izmirli is very helpful. This is a challenging course, but he does a good job helping the students with any question they may have, either in or outside class. He is very accessible and genuinely wants to see the student succeed. If you have to take STAT344, I would recommend taking him.

The course is a lot of information, but he pretty much only asks you about the easy things and is SUPER forgiving when it comes to grading.

Took Izmirli for STAT 344 during the summer. Great professor. Overall, his class was laid back and easy. He explained everything in a detailed manner. The class is fast paced in the summer and a lot of material is covered, but it is manageable. Grades were determined by 2 tests, 1 final, and 4 homework assignments.

He is the nicest professor I've ever met. He responds quickly through emails and is lenient in grading as long as you discuss the points with him. The tests are all online with no supervisor and straight from the example he gives. Attendance are not required but the materials will make a lot more sense if you come to his lectures.

For this class, I had to do 4 HW assignments, 2 midterms, and a final. Exams make up a majority of your grade, but the questions are close to the examples he covers in lectures. His handwriting while lecturing is hard to read, so I suggest you look at the lecture notes he posts.

3 Exams worth 85% and 4 HW assignments worth 15%. Exams are taken on lockdown browser unproctored. As long as you study the lecture notes he posts in BB you will definitely pass the class.

Course was not that hard for being at a 300 level. Plenty of time to complete all homework assignments, and is very lenient on grading them. All tests were MC and (close to) open notes. You will need to do some calculus, but there is plenty of review for that. Lectures could be a bit slow at times, but Ilhan was good enough at answering questions.

I had Professor Izmirli for STAT 360 and 362. He's very kind and approachable and willing to help you after class. I would definitely recommend him. The only thing to beware for 362 with this professor is that a lot of the code that he provides doesn't work and needs some tweaking. It was his first time teaching 362 though.

**STAT 360/STAT 362. Simply put, he is a great professor who cares about his students, teaches amazingly, and will crack a joke every now and then. Taking him for Stat 360 and Stat 362. Very structured courses. If you study and do well on assignments and exams throughout the year, and attend the class, you will no doubt succeed.

Izmirli is a great professor who cares about his students and wants them to succeed, especially those who don't have experience with R or SAS. Although his code is broken sometimes, he grades fairly easily. There are six homework assignments, a mid-term, and a final. Very straightforward.

Izmirli is great but only 1 star off because his handwriting is quite illegible and the lecture pace is very slow. Grades are 4 hw, 2 midterms, and 1 final which are all online and the exams are on lockdown browser with no camera.

Grades the homework very easy. Exams aren't too far off from the notes. He's very nice and accessible.

Overall, Prof Izmirli is a very friendly guy and his class setting was good for engagement and being able to ask questions. Come to class, understand the stats concepts and the RStudio and SAS demos. class is mainly graded on midterm, HW, and final. utilize his notes to study for exams!

Professor Izmirli's STAT344 class is well-structured and fair. Exams are straightforward, and he's generous with grading. Using unstuck ai and the posted lecture notes can really help you succeed.

Great at explaining concepts and coming up with examples on the spot. Notes can be hard to read sometimes and the typed word documents he posts on blackboard don't contain all of the information given in class so I've had to use other resources. He is absolutely hilarious if you enjoy deadpan humor.