Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.35 GPA, 60.9% A/AB (n=46 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.47 GPA, 61.5% A/AB (n=78 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Statistical Methods for Bioscience I
STATISTICAL METHODS FOR BIOSCIENCE I covers statistical inference, ANOVA, regression, and diagnostics for bioscience applications.
Summary
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Historical reviews of Bret Larget, Debraj Das: Exams can be difficult and heavily weighted, with one reviewer noting they covered unseen material, while another found them fair and focused on required knowledge.
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Professors
Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Brian Powers is the current instructor. Historical reviews for Bret Larget, Bret Hanlon, and Cecile Ane praise clear lectures, helpful office hours, and supportive teaching. Conversely, Debraj Das received poor reviews for ineffective instruction and exams covering untaught material.
BRET HANLON is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Fall 2011. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
BRET LARGET is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Fall 2011. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
BRIAN POWERS is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
CECILE ANE is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 2014, Fall 2017, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
DEBRAJ DAS is recorded teaching in Fall 2017. 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
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| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 57 | 0 |
| LEC 002 | Classroom Instruction | 4 / 70 | 0 |
| DIS 311 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 24 | 0 |
| DIS 312 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 24 | 0 |
| DIS 313 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 24 | 0 |
| DIS 321 | Classroom Instruction | 2 / 24 | 0 |
| DIS 322 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 24 | 0 |
| DIS 323 | Classroom Instruction | 2 / 24 | 0 |
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 34 / 72 | 0 |
| LEC 002 | Classroom Instruction | 35 / 72 | 0 |
| DIS 311 | Classroom Instruction | 7 / 24 | 0 |
| DIS 312 | Classroom Instruction | 11 / 24 | 0 |
| DIS 313 | Classroom Instruction | 16 / 24 | 0 |
| DIS 321 | Classroom Instruction | 20 / 24 | 0 |
| DIS 322 | Classroom Instruction | 10 / 24 | 0 |
| DIS 323 | Classroom Instruction | 5 / 24 | 0 |
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.
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Student experience
the class
Historical instructors like Bret Larget, Bret Hanlon, and Cecile Ane received praise for clear lectures and helpfulness, while Debraj Das was criticized for poor teaching and unfair exams.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.44 GPA, 64.0% A/AB (n=111 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.52 GPA, 73.3% A/AB (n=86 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.47 GPA, 61.5% A/AB (n=78 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Bret Larget, Debraj Das: Exams can be difficult and heavily weighted, with one reviewer noting they covered unseen material, while another found them fair and focused on required knowledge.
Historical reviews of Bret Hanlon, Bret Larget: Students found office hours helpful for understanding concepts, though late posting of lecture slides was a frustrating logistical issue.
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Fall 2026 · Projected
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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.
The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.
8 earlier forecasts · 0.05 GPA average error.
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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.
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UW–Madison
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Selected offering source records
Statistical Methods for Bioscience I
Recorded 2026-09-07Statistical Methods for Bioscience I
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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