He's funny, but he talks fast. He lets us use the book on the tests and two pages of notes. He goes through examples in class. Attendance isn't mandatory, but it definitely helps.

Hard class, but very helpful prof. If you want it, he'll make sure you know everything to get the A.

Great teacher, really helpful, wants you to do well.

he makes learning statistics very interesting and interactive.

Hard class, but explains very well. He talks fast but he does mention that on the first day of class. If you attend lectures diligently, you will get used to his pace. He prepares you for STAT 212, and other STAT classes well.

I understood the concepts discussed in class and did very well on the weekly homework, but always bombed the tests. He gives two tests during the course, plus a final. So basically if you do bad on one exam, it's hard to recover from it. The tests were unnecessarily hard, and weren't a good indication of my understanding of the material.

Professor Hatfield was an alright professor. He definitely knows his stuff and has a passion for statistical analysis, but he talks in circles. He'll say something and talk about it until it doesn't even make sense. Overall, I felt I learned a lot from him, but if you can't write fast or understand fast talking, then he's not for you.

His tests were difficult but they did cover the material we did in class and on the homework. He is very passionate about what he teaches. He talks really fast but it was helpful during the 8am class. He does crack jokes every so often. He will get very angry if you don't follow his directions during an exam. Sometimes he can be in a bad mood.

Hatfield is a very interesting lecturer. However most of the time he goes off on tangents and talks very fast (so fast that sometimes he doesn't even remember his last sentence). My advice is to go to the majority of lectures, read all of his online notes, and go to 4.0, and you'll make an A or B.

Dr. Hatfield cared if you understood the material presented in class. He keeps you awake, and relates the material to real examples. Material is very math based but understandable. Plenty of outside notes available. Very organized class that never got off track. Taking time to do the homework is key to passing the class. Great prof.

Hatfield is a funny and engaging professor. A lot of people have strong opinions of him, but he knows what he's doing and he's a good teacher. This class was harder than I thought it would be. He is helpful during his office hours. He can be a bit abrasive, but he means well.

He's so funny and interesting! He's great to listen to. He's also caring and understanding, despite his bad reputation. Go to his office hours and sit up front and you'll be fine. It's so easy to listen to. He's so sweet.

One of the best math Profs you will have at A&M. Pay attention in class do your hmwk by hand or you will regret it on the test. If you do not learn the material you will not pass his class. Go to class fantastic lectures.

Good Professor, he has real industry experience and if you really are interested in the material, he can give some real keen insight into the data science and operations research fields. The class is straightforward, you need to learn the material front and back and that's the only way to pass. There are many options for help, like office hours.

Dr. Hatfield loves golf. He has been teaching stats for a long time and knows well how to deliver the content to students. He takes feedback well and is always looking to improve his class for the next semester, which is nice. Using R and RStudio for homeworks is annoying, but Hatfield is very accessible out of class to help you via email.

Professor Hatfield is awesome. He gives good lectures with examples in class, and makes them entertaining too. He has his own way of going about the criteria of the course, which doesn't bother me, personally. Go to his office hours, and he will simplify concepts you don't understand. Kieth's a fine choice.

Professor Hatfield is hands down the best 211 choice.

Hatfield is a great lecturer. He really cares about the material he's teaching and makes sure you understand the material. There's 2 tests, a final, and 10 hws. He's forced to teach students how to use "R" but does it only because you have to use it for the homework. He sends out the lec. powerpoints but you need to go to class to fully understand.

Great lectures. Very accessible via email & office hours. Provides all you need to excel; notes, homework help, & past exams are online. Exams have attendance questions & are a little tough because you have to understand the material & figure out what's really being asked. Exam 2 had lots of typos, but don't be afraid to demand points back.

He gives bonus points for things you learn by going to class, but he is very entertaining and good at teaching the material. The tests aren't too difficult; he even gives two previous versions of every test, including the answers, to study. Take this prof.

He's a funny professor, be ready to learn things on your own (How to use function on the calculator).

Great guy, great prof. Makes you work for the grade, but he really tries to make the class interesting and applicable.

I took his class in a 5 week summer semester and loved it. Professor Hatfield moves pretty quickly but will stop to answer any questions. He posts his slides on Ecampus, but I recommend printing them out because he draws a lot of examples on the board. There is homework for each topic. Do it! He also provides 2 old exams for each upcoming exam.

Very straightforward, and he gives you everything you need to do well. R is super annoying but he provides the code so homework isn't too hard. Take the previous exams as practice for the real exams, do the homework, and pay attention in class. Should be very easy to get an A

Try your best to stay awake, it will save your grade (it would've saved my letter grade). Enthusiastic and loud, he tries his best to make his class interesting. He wants you to understand the material conceptually, not just equations. His office hours make him accessible and he will try his best to help you. Lastly, he is blunt and to the point.

The grade is made up of webassign hws and the tests. You have to use R, but only on the hw and he gives you the code. You get to use any calculator on the test (so if you have stat functions they can you save a lot of time) and a cheat sheet. The tests are all multiple choice. He keeps his lectures engaging by being funny and loud.

HW was easy but he doesn't write the HW problems (this threw me off on exams). His exams are difficultly worded, do his practice exams and beware of attendance questions on exams. He really does try to help you understand the material in different and entertaining ways. He expects feedback when he asks questions in class, even at 8am

Never went to class. Made an A. Take what you want from this review.

Hatfield was probably my favorite professor I have had here at Texas A&M. He's lectures are anything but boring, and he is helpful in office hours and through email. He is the prof you will either like or hate him, but it is mostly because people do not take his jokes well. His tests are tricky with the wording but study and you can do well.

Stats is awful regardless of who you take it with, but Hatfield is one of the better ones. He curves up a decent amount & tries to explain well in class, but stats is so abstract.

Prof Hatfield is a good choice for Stat 211. He is very funny and makes stats somewhat interesting. He does rant sometimes but for the most part does a good job explaining concepts. If you took stats in highschool this class should be an easy A. Just focus on studying for the tests and familiarize yourself with the stat functions on a TI 84.

Hatfield talks a lot. He will keep you listening during the lecture, but you may have to review some things he said in order to understand it again. He says things the hardest way possible, use outside tutoring in order to simplify the class more.

I didn't need to go to office hours, but in class and through his electronic correspondance with the class, you can tell that he genuinely cares about his students and their success. He's a bit fast-paced, so make sure you can keep up. His homework is easy if you pay attention. Hatfield is hilarious, and I found his class to be somewhat enjoyable.

Great prof in my opinion went in to Stats with some high school experience, so it was not very challenging. Hilarious prof who provides real world examples. Class attendance mandatory because tests have random questions from class but those are free bees

Hatfield is certainly not easy, but he is fair. There are no curve ball questions on the test, so if you know how to do the example problems and read the material, you can get a 100. I got a B because I did badly on one test, so there isn't much forgiveness. I wish his annotated power points were online, but he does make the material relatable.

I love professor hatfield! Previous reviews are true, to be blunt. He doesn't throw any curveball questions on exams. Make sure to actually read the "Required Readings" and take note of examples, as they are freebies on exams. Sample exams help me a lot. Also go to office hours because he is a super funny dude.

Dude below me needs to chill. Don't blame the professor because you didn't read the REQUIRED READINGS. It was prevalent in the first exam so you should've known. Taking your frustration out and blaming others for cheating is not cool. Study harder next time.

If you watch the lecture videos, read the required readings, and do the practice exams he gives, then you'll be fine in the class. Don't hesitate to ask him questions. His lectures are good and he makes concepts easier to understand. Stats is always tricky but he tries his best. There are only 2 tests so be careful.

Dr. Hatfield's class was challenging and most of the grade was based off of 2 exams and the final. That being said, PAY ATTENTION and do everything that asked of you, otherwise you will do poorly in this class. I bombed the first exam but I ended up making an A in the class. He is always ready to answer questions, go to office hours if you need it.

Stats classes are never fun in my experience, but Dr. Hatfield is solid. Homework is nothing like the exams, so do the practice exams for sure (they help a LOT) and take good notes. Final is cumulative but mostly (2/3) the newer stuff since the second exam, so don't get tripped up like I did (had an A in the class before the final).

Hatfield is the best stats prof you could ever take. Many of my friends took other professors and have told me they learned nothing. He doesn't give makeup grades so you have to work for the grade you want. The practice exams are your best friends in this class. Allows you to have 1 sheet of notes for each exam and 3 for the final.

Keith loves to teach. You can see it everyday in class. Although statistics is not fun, he tries his best to make it. You get to have one notes sheet on each exam.

This class isn't difficult (esp if you took AP STAT) but it is extremely test heavy. 85% of your final grade comes from 3 exams. The first two exams only have 16 questions, so if you miss 2, you're already at a B. I didn't attend class much, I just watched his online lecture videos and was fine. He allows notes on exams, no proctoring, at home

Dr.Hatfield is really funny and I promise you will remember him. He seems tough and condescending at first but he cares for his students. When you ask him questions you might feel that he is making you feel stupid but I promise he just wants to help his students. He will be there for you at the end,

Easily my favorite professor at this university. His lectures are very well-paced and easy to follow. He explains every topic in a logically consistent, conceptually intuitive approach with plenty of practical examples that establish not only the intuition and mathematical beauty behind the idea but why it is actually useful. 100% would recommend!

Hatfield is a pretty interesting professor. His lectures are generally pretty useful and he is clearly passionate about the class and is also super accessible for questions outside of class or right after class. The class isn't easy and so you will need to put in outside of class work to study for exams, but put in the work and you'll be fine.

Dr. Hatfield is an amazing professor. He's very engaging, which is difficult to do for a subject like statistics. He truly cares about his students, which is very important. All of his lectures are recorded, and exams are online. Exams are multiple choice though so no partial credit, which can be difficult in a class like this.

If you took AP Stats, you'll get an A. His tests are make up 80% of your grade, but he does offer his previous tests as study/review material, and those are pretty similar to his actual tests (with some questions being verbatim what was on the test). Very little HW compared to other profs, so that's a plus. Lectures were ok, he's pretty funny.

I don't see the problem with Hatfield. The concepts are simple and don't take long to grasp and the lectures are only 50 minutes long if that. I didn't really go to class like at all and with the practice exams and lecture slides I scraped by with a B. if you want an A just go to class and get a 100 on the HW.

I'm not going to lie, Hatfield is not a great lecturer. He constantly goes on tangents and it's hard to tell when he's saying something important. But 1 on 1, the guy is great at his job. He's great at identifying the problems you are having and sets you up for success. I was late to the final which is why I have the grade I have.

Hilarious professor. Cheat sheets make the exams very easy; I got a 100 on the first exam. Homework is also easy. Once, I asked him a question via email and got a 1 minute response time, so he's quite accessible outside of class. This class is very doable with Hatfield with no prior knowledge of statistics, but a background does help a lot.

Only giving him a 5 because he is the funniest professor I've had. The content is fairly difficult if you have no experience in statistics, but if you practice the previous exams you should be OK. He reminds me of that cool uncle your mom didn't like you hanging around.

His lectures were amazing, hilarious and always made my day by the end of the class. His teaching may not be the best but he is very accessible outside of class and in general for questions. Cares about his students and provides support when needed. Not a lot of hw so tests are reasonably difficult, sometimes curves tests depending on class average

He gives the code needed to do the homework, so homework is never too hard to do. Tests are very similar to the sample tests he provides, and he allows you to bring a note page to every test along with 3 notes pages to the final. He is very accessible outside of class with fast responses on emails. Take detailed notes.

I did not take AP Stats, but Hatfield made this class easy. Homework is harder than tests, but he gives you the R Studio code needed to complete the homework. Tests are extremely similar to practice tests, and you get to bring notes pages front and back to the exams. As long as you show up to class and do the practice tests you'll be good.

literally my king, every exam was umproctored online and i love this man he is so funny. exams were just like the practice exams, i dont know how good hell be when all the stats exam are common exams in spring 2025 but he is a good lecturer and an awesome prof

Can't say I went to many lectures, but stat211 with professor Hatfield is a great experience. Practice tests were identical to the real exam, and homework were all very manageable. Genuinely one of the easiest courses you can take at A&M. Go over the practice exam once, make a cheat sheet, boom you got an A.

Hatfield is a funny guy who makes lectures an experience for sure. He is very responsive to emails and provided practice exams and hw almost identical to the tests which made the class easier. I would recommend learning how to use TI-84 functions rather than code or equations because it can do probably 90% of the problems you'll encounter in 211.

Chill guy. Exams are chill. Cheat sheets and Excel are allowed. If you know the concepts from the class its a breeze. He has a set pattern and doesn't deviate from it. I didn't attend his class after the fall break, his notes and extra readings are more than enough to get through the course.

Course was super easy if you took AP Stats in High School. I only went to class a few times after the first exam and still got a high A. Exams were pretty much the exact same thing as the practice exams and he was a pretty funny guy. Would reccomend.

Professor Hatfield is a hilarious lecturer, though his teaching style can be hit-or-miss. The coursework is doable with practice, and he's very accessible outside of class. I found unstuck ai helpful for exam prep alongside the provided practice materials.

Professor Hatfield brought life to the classroom and statistics. He sometimes can be hard to follow but helps prepare you for tests. The practice tests are just like the real tests so study those. He is hilarious and brings a humorous mood to the class. :) Definitely would take again.

Professor Hatfield is hilarious, and his lectures are just fun to sit in. The department attempted to standardize the curriculum and exams, so his class is significantly easier now than it has been in the past. He was awesome, and I wish him a great retirement :)

His lectures r so fun. Easy A if u jus go to classes.

Chill luh guy

Very chill guy. Obviously knows a ton about statistics and is very willing to help students over email or during office hours. Honestly a very easy class though, and it's a common exam, so if you took AP Stats or have any prior stat knowledge, you'll cruise by.

Professor Hatfield was an amazing professor all around! If you needed individual help, he is available after class and during office hours to answer questions you might have. He was also incredibly funny during lectures, and I was able to learn a lot from him.

Awesome guy, have fun in retirement :)

Enjoy retiring as the GOAT.