Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.62 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.67 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.67 GPA, 86.7% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
Fall 2026
Mathematical Statistics I
Mathematical Statistics I introduces measure theoretic probability, high-dimensional statistics, and large sample theory methods.
Summary
1 / 7
Historical reviews of Yazhen Wang: Reviewers characterize the class as very hard, with a difficulty rating of 4.
Grade history
↗ average GPA
letter grades
letter grades
A
AB
B
BC
C
D
F
All recorded terms · compare terms & instructors
Prerequisites
Course mapDeclared in Statistics MS, Statistics PhD, Biomedical Data Science PhD, Biomedical Data Science MS, or Statistics Doctoral Minor
- Declared in Statistics MS
- Statistics PhD
- Biomedical Data Science PhD
- Biomedical Data Science MS
- Statistics Doctoral Minor
“Used by” includes alternatives; linked courses may have other requirements. This is a best-effort interpretation; check the catalog requirements above.
Prerequisite text tree
- Any of
- Declared in Statistics MS
- Statistics PhD
- Biomedical Data Science PhD
- Biomedical Data Science MS
- Statistics Doctoral Minor
Professors
Fall 2026No course-specific feedback yet.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for instructor Yazhen Wang describe the course as very hard, yet praise his clear and intuitive explanations of difficult material. Reviewers found his tests to be fair and recommended taking his class if possible.
YAZHEN WANG is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Fall 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
YIQIAO ZHONG is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. 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 001 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 35 | 0 |
| DIS 311 | Classroom Instruction | 0 / 35 | 0 |
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 9 / 35 | 0 |
| DIS 311 | Classroom Instruction | 9 / 35 | 0 |
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.
Meeting source records
Student experience
the class
Historical reviews describe the course as very hard, though past instructor Yazhen Wang provided clear explanations and fair tests.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.62 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.67 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.67 GPA, 86.7% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Yazhen Wang: Reviewers characterize the class as very hard, with a difficulty rating of 4.
Historical reviews of Yazhen Wang: Past students found the material explained in a clear and intuitive way, with fair testing under instructor Yazhen Wang.
Topics
Skills
Grades
Latest available · Fall 2025— not enough history to project Fall 2026.
Grade distribution · % of letter grades
A
AB
B
BC
C
D
F
Grades over time
Through Fall 2025
More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data
Not enough comparable courses for Fall 2026 in UW–Madison.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
Catalog & offerings
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Catalog observation history
Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.
Selected offering source records
Mathematical Statistics I
Recorded 2026-09-07Mathematical Statistics I
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
[
{
"run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
"semester": "1272",
"observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00",
"offering_id": "1272:600:018491",
"course_id": "MATH/STAT 709",
"course_uid": "course_3aa77a7c307c944aec9fad7e",
"term_id": "1272",
"source_course_id": "018491",
"source_subject_id": "600",
"title": "Mathematical Statistics I",
"credits_min": 4,
"credits_max": 4,
"typically_offered": "Occasionally"
},
{
"run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
"semester": "1272",
"observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00",
"offering_id": "1272:932:018491",
"course_id": "MATH/STAT 709",
"course_uid": "course_3aa77a7c307c944aec9fad7e",
"term_id": "1272",
"source_course_id": "018491",
"source_subject_id": "932",
"title": "Mathematical Statistics I",
"credits_min": 4,
"credits_max": 4,
"typically_offered": "Occasionally"
}
]Rate My Professors
Student reviews
Original comments behind the course and instructor summaries.
Read original reviews
Madgrades
Grade history
Recorded grade distributions by term, section, and instructor.
Explore recorded gradesModel outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
LLM outputs across runs
Full model traces
Recorded model configuration, reasoning, and tool conversations.
Model & dataset provenance
{
"model": "nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4",
"model_revision": "1355db6a052410cfd62085d94b58866fd0f2c3c5",
"task_version": "14",
"output_id": "a9fa6fc2e8bee9cf85ff080bcb0a71460f70893888a2a1cea45f98c0aecb4523",
"requirements_status": "valid",
"dataset_revision": "e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349",
"observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00"
}