[{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNTAwNDE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2026-01-15 01:47:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Save your gpa and don't take this class with Bi! Exams are extremely difficult & he's not helpful about what's going to be covered on exams. This class is very frustrating to go through with no prior coding knowledge, which he claimed would not be necessary at the beginning of the semester. No amount of practice could've prepared me for his exams.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzcwMzAy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-12-21 23:22:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"Doesn't give helpful lectures, any study materials he gives has no correlation to the exam. He uses his percentile system to justify giving no curves on the exam and making them extremely difficult. The final average was a 47.8. If you have no prior programming experience don't expect to get an A","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzY3Mzg4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-12-21 14:47:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you are new to coding, it is very hard to score well, and his section's exams were much harder than others. I liked the handwritten R questions as they're practical, but putting them in a timed exam was not appropriate and stressful. Lectures covered basics but mostly repeated the html note and were not engaging at all.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzYyODA3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-12-20 22:59:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"Just the worst prof. Just reads out lectures from slides and is very bad at communicating with anyone.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzYyNjk5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-12-20 22:45:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"I honestly thought he was a pretty good professor. I was able to understand all the concepts by going to lecture. He was very helpful when answering questions. However, the tests were very weird compared to class material and they were graded pretty harshly. I think that's a lot of people's problem with him. Very nice guy though.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzYyNTE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-12-20 22:23:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"This is by far the most difficult and frustrating class I have taken. The professor teaches at an extremely fast pace. Exams are unrealistically difficult. Success in this course feels more about guessing what the professor wants than actually learning the material. Would not recommend to take this class with him","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzYyMjA0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-12-20 21:44:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"The other classes average was 28/30 for the midterm, our average was 62% on the midterm. The practice tests are also much easier and very different compared to the tests.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzYxNDkx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-12-20 20:26:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"Please do not take this class with Bi. He's really smart, I wish I could say he's a nice guy but I'm not a liar. His tests are so hard, and the practice exams are nothing like the tests. If you have questions, go to the TA's as he will get mad at you for asking. He is extremely rude and it never seems like he wants to be there. \n\n","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzEyNjg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-12-17 19:10:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"He just reads off notes in his lecture, we have to teach the the course to ourselves, his exams are so hard, the practice exams are not in the same format as the actual exam, please do not take him. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzA4NjE1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-12-17 15:54:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures are him reading off of his own HTML coded notes. Exams are heavily weighted and study guides are not accurate to the exams themselves. The grading is very harsh, and when asked for reasoning behind grades, I still didn't understand why I lost points. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMjg2NDk4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-12-16 17:54:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bi is a great instructor with a great handle on the material. His lectures were interesting and informative, and his own online textbook was much appreciated. Despite excelling in teaching, he lacks in testing. The exams test the most trivial parts of the course, with weird emphasizes on syntax, instead of true understanding. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMjgzODI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-12-16 15:40:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"Tests are nothing like practice exams, format is random and unpredictable, makes material less of focus and format the most challenging part. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMjU1MTk1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-12-15 05:18:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"expects students to figure things out for themselves and is not very considerate of their needs; exams are nothing like past exams, so studying for them is more difficult than it needs to be","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxOTcxOTU4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-11-30 22:56:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"bruh our midterm was way harder than expected so much so that he had to scale it our average was 60 as a class then he scaled it to be 70 even then not a single person got 100. beware he doesnt have past exam material so you cant even see the type of questions or the format of the exam. he also wont tell you whats on the exam he will be hella broad","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxODI1Mjkx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-11-07 21:41:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures hard to understand and exam is difficult than what he taught.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxNzE5NjYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-10-15 18:01:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Most of the content in the class needs to be self learned through the psets and office hours, but Bi Cheng did a good job of covering the basics during lecture. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxNjMwMTg1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-09-08 22:52:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"Talks too fast and cannot catch up with","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4ODA0Njc1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-05-05 03:11:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"Taking Stat 240 with Professor Bi has to be one of the most confusing course experiences I have ever had at UW. I genuinely think he is a nice person, but I certainly did not enjoy listening to him read off of an HTML file as long as Lake Mendota, three times a week. The final exam kicked my *ss.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMTU2ODUz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-12-08 04:37:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"His recordings were great, genuinely seemed like a nice guy who interacted with students well during the class. Didn't really go to his office hours much so don't have too much to say of how accessible he is outside of class. Overall a great professor.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5OTI2NjIx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-11-11 23:05:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"His notes were very comprehensive. He was very useful right after class to fix any code issues.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDg1MTQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-05-17 18:42:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Other reviewers are right. This guy makes me sad. Wish there was an \"Unaccessible Outside Class\" and a \"Not Caring\" option because that is what Bi Cheng Wu is. He pretends that he's \"very happy to help!\" but in reality, he isn't at all. I ask myself all the time why he can't just be a bit nicer.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDgxMzgx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-05-17 01:06:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"The most condescending teacher I have ever engaged with. He makes jokes at your expense if you ask questions and tries to make you feel bad. Not a very nice person. Not a very good teacher. Reads off of an html file. Is not an approachable person and if you ask for help he will be sure to not help on purpose.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDc0NDQ2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-05-16 02:55:59 +0000 UTC","comment":" I knew some pretty smart students who only got an AB instead of the A they were aiming for. The exams are unpredictable. I even thought it was hard as someone w/ a stats background from HS. The course is just tragically disorganized. Very difficult to learn all the content thoroughly thru the resources they give u (aka extremely long HTML files).","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDc0NDAy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-05-16 02:51:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"I was afraid to ask questions during class much of the time bc he acts like you are stupid if he doesn't like your question. :( So you can get him to like u more if u ask smart questions, but it isn't very helpful for learning. Lectures don't prep students much for the exams. Wish Cameron Jones were teaching again next semester bc he is much better","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDY2MTAz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-05-15 03:29:20 +0000 UTC","comment":"I honestly don't see where a lot of the hate comes from, Bi seems like a decently nice guy. He would always stop in lecture to see if anyone had any questions which was nice; exams are fair as long as you put in effort throughout the semester and do the practice exams. He is a bit condescending at times but not insanely so. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDI4NzA4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-05-10 05:46:58 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures were meh, like other reviews said he just reads off an html file. The exams are terribly written, no consistency with the past exams they give you to practice and almost seems like they are trying to trick you instead of being straightforward about if you know a concept. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5Mzk5MjY3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-05-08 00:38:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"Listen to the other reviews! If you are planning on taking STAT 240, do not take it with Bi. He is not a good lecturer and does not explain things well. I found many of the concepts hard to understand because of his poor teaching style. The layout of the class sucks, and he just reads off an HTML class while barely explaining things. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MjczNzU5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-04-26 03:04:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"Don't know why his rating is so low. He speaks clearly and his explanation is easy to understand. Goes through the math details as well which is important. And he records everything. For an entry level class I think he teaches pretty well.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MjE5MTMy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-04-21 02:27:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"PLEASE don't take ur class w/ Bi. He is super unaccommodating & has horrible lectures compared to the other two profs. Please take STAT 240 w/ Bret Larget or one of the grad students who teach it instead of Bi. I used to love stats from HS, but Bi is srsly making me feel like I hate it. Wish so bad I'd listened to the advice on here about him. :(","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MDMxMTYw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-03-07 04:08:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dislike group projects. TAs gave varying scores. My friends received nearly 100%, but I got only 70%, significantly impacting my final grade. The final exam was difficult, with an average score of 75.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MDMxMTE5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-03-07 03:55:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bi gives very confusing responses about course materials. The course design is such a mess(I don't know if this is entirely his fault tho). Doesn't care much about students. And again, everything was quite confusing and would give a 0/5 if that's an option. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4ODEyOTY0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-12-31 00:49:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"I think other reviews are a little too harsh. While he doesn't necessarily teach (just reads off the document) and he does seem pretentious when he isn't teaching the whole class, the course wasn't too hard. He does cover topics pretty well in lectures, though some things are glazed over, so be ready to go through everything before the exam.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4ODA1MDAw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-12-28 19:44:44 +0000 UTC","comment":"One of the top 2 worst professors I've had at UW-Madison. Not only are his lectures just reading off of an HTML file in class, he is condescending when meeting with him one on one in his office hours when you are confused about a question or concept. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4ODA0Mzg2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-12-28 17:28:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Not great at explaining concepts as he only reads off of notes, which can be surface level compared to exams and isn't engaging to learn from. Nice in lecture, but for some reason becomes rude and pretentious when administering exams. Exams are difficult but curved, although doable to do well in class if you attend lecture and pay attention. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4ODAzMTM2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-12-28 05:34:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"I think one of the biggest flaws of this course is that the grade thresholds are dependent on how other people do in the class. As other people have mentioned, different sections have had different thresholds for an A, AB, etc, but the work is the exact same. For my section, an A was a 90.53%, but I think other sections had lower/higher ones. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4Nzc2Mjgw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-12-22 16:11:05 +0000 UTC","comment":"Ridiculous. All he does is read off an html page during lecture. When students try asking questions, he cuts them off and says to see him after class. I literally had a 96 going into the final and im pretty sure i may end up with a very low B after the final. He makes the tests so hard for no reason when this should be an intro to stats class. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4Nzc0ODE4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-12-22 06:57:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"The worst teacher I have ever had in college and I had the worst experience in this class. He is so mean and thinks he is the king of the world! The tests and the grading for this class are getting harder and harder every year while his lecture notes are inconsistent. What is the point of making an introductory class so hard and confusing? ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NzcyNTE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-12-22 02:01:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"absolutely awful. gives the vibe that he thinks the world of himself. stuck u and just plain mean when you ask for help. also, he literally only responds to emails like once a week.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NzY5OTc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-12-21 21:19:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"His lecture notes are the most ILLOGICAL notes I've ever seen. As a statistician (probably), he cannot even standardize the symbols he uses. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NzYxMjg5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-12-21 00:18:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"It's not funny, it's ridiculous","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NzI5OTgy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-12-18 19:53:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"In the first class, Bi stated that you do not need any R background to enroll. I had no previous R experience, yet he still spoke in a very condescending way whenever I asked for help. When you have to start a sentence with \"not to be mean, but...\" then you probably shouldn't say it at all.\n","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NzExMDk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-12-17 00:00:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"I disagree with the hate. His lectures are ok, I always showed up in person and was able to get some conceptual understanding out of them. The class is well organized, and it is easy to get help if you seek it early enough. Workload was very reasonable, however the take home section of the midterm exam this year was hard and tanked my grade. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NTExMTcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-12-04 22:54:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"- Weekly homeworks took 3-4 hours at most for me, definitely wasn't a huge time commitment, problems are fair and similar to those done in lecture\n- Lectures are recorded\n- Midterm was pretty hard but questions were fair\n- I know a lot of people hate the project but I find it interesting\n- Bi is very helpful in lecture (Never been to office hours)\n","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4NDMxOTI5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-11-23 04:14:53 +0000 UTC","comment":"The course is not well-organized, not to mention the lecturer is super rude and mean. Probably the worst experience I've ever had in Madison","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MzczMDc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-11-10 19:48:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"awful","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MzQyMDEz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-11-04 22:32:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"My life will be much easier if I can be as unapologetic as him.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MzMwMTkz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-11-01 23:05:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"His lecture is basically reading the html file. During his office hour, he is not as patient as he showed in the class. There's no possibility to argue the score cause he would't admit it even if he made a mistake.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MjM0NDA3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-09-25 21:41:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"His lectures are him reading from the online textbook. He doesn't prepare at all for class. Homeworks were fine, exams were straightforward. The class is more challenging if you don't have any coding experience, but if you already know some coding, it'll be fine. All lectures were recorded which was nice. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MjAyNjYw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-09-04 19:59:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"Good prof during lecture, not great during office hours. During lecture hes friendly, has a laid back personality, and acts happy to answer questions and spend more time explaining some of the more difficult material. He is a completely different person during office hours. The few times I met with him he was rude and couldn't care less. Dudes fake","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MTc3NTcw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-08-21 01:06:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Take this in summer , the worst experience ever. Lecture is useless, take little care during exam. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MTY0NDc4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-08-14 13:45:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"Choose any other professor or switch your major. Exams are unnecessarily hard - he writes them with the intent to confuse students + trip them up. Lectures are boring and disorganized. The only resources are things from the internet or HTML documents. Demeaning during office hours and has no enthusiasm for speaking to or helping students. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MTQ4MTg1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-08-06 21:46:08 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures are a drag","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MTMwODI5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-07-29 20:20:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"hw and discussions weren't bad at first but all of a sudden it was very difficult for no reason. It's always odd when courses repeatedly state they do not expect you to have previous knowledge; that it is a beginner course yet throw the most ridiculously hard stuff at you that only someone WITH previous knowledge could actually do in one sitting. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MTA1NjQ5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-07-16 04:23:25 +0000 UTC","comment":"I thought the class was going ok, I put in the work, studied hard, and got decent grades. However, the final was ridiculously hard and nothing like we ever did in class. Grading was absurdly unfair & the other section of the class had the same test but a way higher curve and different grade thresholds.He was unwilling to discuss these matters. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MDAxODUw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-05-29 14:41:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"I thought the course was very easy because I took AP Stats in high school. Bi was a fine teacher but not great. He read his lectures off of old HTML documents knit from R files, so lectures weren't very interesting or engaging. I appreciated that I learned some R in this course though. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTUwOTQ2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-05-18 03:33:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Bi is an awesome professor for 240. I have had a lot of R experience before, so I could see how this class might feel really fast-paced if you haven't seen R before. That being said, Professor Bi is always open to questions, and is more than happy to go over things again if someone doesn't understand. All around great professor!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3ODYyNDgy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-05-08 21:50:22 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bi could've been a bit more organized during lectures, but he's still good at explaining concepts and answering questions. He seems quite nice, so I can't say I found him to be rude like some other reviewers have mentioned. I found the homework and exams to be fair and not overly challenging, and I learned a great deal during the semester. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3ODAxOTQx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-05-03 04:59:00 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bi is truly a kind and generous person, demonstrating genuine care and concern for his students' well-being.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3NzE3MDM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-04-25 21:02:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bi is definitely a good professor and I'm not sure where all these bad ratings came from. In Stat 240, his lectures are always clear and easy to follow. He also records every lecture and posts online. My only complaint would be that I wish he made his own notes, and didn't use the same ones as the other teachers, since he doesn't always follow them","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3Njk3Mzk3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-04-24 05:50:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"Sometimes, he refuses to admit that he's wrong. He can also be unfriendly at times if you try to explain why you disagree with him. His lectures are not that great either (pretty average), but they are recorded! The recorded lectures really help!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3NjA1OTY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-04-11 00:16:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lecture attendance is not necessary at all as he records and uploads all of them. Some people here are saying he's rude when in reality I would just say he's blunter than people are used to but nothing excessive. He's very accommodating for late homework and exam rescheduling. I wouldn't say he's my favorite professor, but he's very fair.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3NTU4NzM2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-03-30 05:04:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"You do not need to attend his lecture and you can learn it well by yourself. Does not care his students and very rude and mean to everyone for no reason.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MzgxNjI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-01-26 17:07:43 +0000 UTC","comment":"There is absolutely no need to attend his lecture","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3MDg5NTM1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2022-12-13 04:19:36 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bi is a wonderful professor. I've learned a lot about R code and stats. My one thing is that it's kinda hard to study for in-person exams. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2Njk2NzIx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2022-10-13 00:05:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"Didn't really pay attention to lecture and just read the notes provided and got a A in the class. Overall, Professor Wu knows and teaches the content well, but gets through it FAR too slowly, making the class incredibly boring. The homeworks also take several hours to complete each week as well.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2NjU4NzE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2022-09-24 03:37:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"Took Professor Bi for Stat 240 and it was a great first introduction to programming in R and statistics in general. In lectures he does live coding demos, so you can try to follow along with him or just read along in the notes. Compared to current Professor I have for stat 340, I would choose Bi 100/100 times.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:48.269666+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2Mzg3OTI5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2772143","instructor_name":"Bi Cheng Wu","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2022-05-21 21:04:13 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures are all recorded and are well organized and focus heavily on live coding demos but cover general concepts well too. All graded work is take-home/open note, but it all takes a long time. Just stay on top of the content and be prepared to spend a lot of time on homework and you'll be fine. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2772143","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:20.625013+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDI2MzM4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:566625","instructor_name":"Bret Larget","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-12-23 23:24:38 +0000 UTC","comment":"Super nice and knowledgable, mostly just reads off the notes but is super helpful during office hours","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/566625","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:20.625013+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMzkyNjA1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:566625","instructor_name":"Bret Larget","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-12-20 04:24:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"lectures are long winded and inefficient. lack of reading and self study material compared to professors of other sections. says he will record every single lecture but quite a few lecture recordings were missing or missing video or missing audio. the course was still easy tho","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/566625","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:20.625013+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MjAwMzQ4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:566625","instructor_name":"Bret Larget","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-09-01 23:25:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"While Bret was kind and always encouraged reaching out for help/office hours, he would sometimes assume students knew as much as he did. When asking for help, I felt a little confused based on how much jargon is required to understand current concepts. Be ready to study, review lectures, and spend time familiarizing yourself with the content.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/566625","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:20.625013+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4MDY5OTIy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:566625","instructor_name":"Bret Larget","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-06-26 09:22:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"Any professor rating based on Stat240 should be 3 b/c of how standardized the course is. Every professor uses the same set of notes and does the same thing. Personally watched Bret's recordings until halfway through when I swapped to Bi who did lectures better IMO. The class was easy outside of the final. Overall, cram for tests and watch lectures.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/566625","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":1.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:20.625013+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM3OTQ3NzE0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:566625","instructor_name":"Bret Larget","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-05-17 20:58:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"TBH I did not try very hard in this class as I just want to add ds major and I took some similar classes before and had enough programming skills. But Bret was a really good professor. He just read his slide but his slide is really good and makes sense. Weekly projects took abt 3~4 hrs and exams can be hard. Not hard to pull an A in this class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/566625","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:20.625013+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NzgwNzYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:566625","instructor_name":"Bret Larget","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2022-01-21 03:45:39 +0000 UTC","comment":"I loved the material in this class as an economics and data science double major. However Bret could of taught it better. He would just read off slides, so I stopped going to lecture and just watched them online. Class was pretty disorganized as well. However, The group project wasnt that bad and I thought It was pretty cool.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/566625","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:20.625013+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjI5Nzcw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:566625","instructor_name":"Bret Larget","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2021-12-22 06:09:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"I really enjoyed his class, he is super nice and always wants students to understand the material. Homework not hard, exams are manageable if you pay attention to lecture.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/566625","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:20.625013+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MDQzMTI2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:566625","instructor_name":"Bret Larget","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2021-08-23 18:38:31 +0000 UTC","comment":"Horrible experience with online summer class. Unorganized, unclear, and leave students in the dust. I don't feel like I learned anything from the professor, I just had to use the textbook and try my best. Grading is way to harsh and feedback takes forever.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/566625","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:20.625013+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MzIxNDcy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:566625","instructor_name":"Bret Larget","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2021-01-27 19:55:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you have another option to take stat240, don't take his class. I learned from StackOverflow, not Bret. He is a really kind person but I can't understand his standard of grading.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/566625","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:20.625013+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjE3NjQ0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:566625","instructor_name":"Bret Larget","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2020-12-30 20:25:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"He seems nice, but he just can't teach an online class. The grading was unclear. The teaching was just him reading a pdf file. I learned nothing from him and his lectures (shoutout to my TA Auden who is an angel, thank you). Don't take online classes with bret is you know whats good for you.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/566625","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:20.625013+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjA2NTcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:566625","instructor_name":"Bret Larget","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2020-12-28 04:41:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"The final project was so BRUTAL, grading was unclear and HARSH. Homework is confusing and takes a long time, tests take so long and are unclear. Bret seems nice but I barely learned anything this semester","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/566625","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:20.625013+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM0MTQ4Mjkz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:566625","instructor_name":"Bret Larget","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2020-12-19 15:49:28 +0000 UTC","comment":"the most disgusting course taken, heavy workload, randomly group students and unfairly grade group projects!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/566625","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:20.625013+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDYxOTU4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:566625","instructor_name":"Bret Larget","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2020-04-15 00:24:37 +0000 UTC","comment":"He's kind, wants his students to succeed, and is very passionate in what he teaches. In this class, it was sometimes difficult to follow along in lecture. He would often get off-topic and begin to ramble about unrelated conceptsit was unclear of what he was trying to teach us. However, his office hours and extra study sessions are very helpful.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/566625","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:20.625013+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMzMDA2Mzc2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:566625","instructor_name":"Bret Larget","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2020-03-31 05:39:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"My first professor at UW, but also probably the best professor I have met! He cares about his lectures and students. Extremely nice and approachable! He made me in love with statistics, amazing(I never thought I would!)","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/566625","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:20.625013+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzg4MzI4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:566625","instructor_name":"Bret Larget","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2020-01-03 17:32:57 +0000 UTC","comment":"Seeing as this class was taught for the first time, I'd say Professor Larget did a pretty good job. Having taken AP Stats, I was able to keep up with lecture material pretty well. If Prof Larget has review sessions available, I would suggest going to them- probably the reason I ended up clutching an AB in the class. He is very friendly and helpful.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/566625","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:51:20.625013+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzY1NzU2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:566625","instructor_name":"Bret Larget","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2019-12-27 23:11:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"Took a first-time course, and Professor Larget seemed to create applicable lectures as we went along, with current events data. It was difficult because of content that was new to me, but he tried to help the class as much as he could. His knowledge and passion are clear, but he could explain things more clearly. Also, he half-coughs fairly often.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/566625","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:50:06.132806+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMDgwNjkz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2974757","instructor_name":"Cameron Jones","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-12-07 16:55:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"I had him in Fall of 2024. He was the best professor I've ever had, no complaints!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2974757","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:50:06.132806+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNjIxODQ3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2974757","instructor_name":"Cameron Jones","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-01-30 15:52:24 +0000 UTC","comment":"Amazing Professor! Extremely helpful during Office Hours, too!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2974757","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:50:06.132806+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwNDI4Nzg0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2974757","instructor_name":"Cameron Jones","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-12-24 04:48:14 +0000 UTC","comment":"Excellent lecturer, knowledgeable, & kind. He was especially helpful during the probability & statistical inference units, which were hard to grasp at first, but he articulated them very clearly. \n\nHe cares a lot about his students to the point of making us a cheat sheet for the final during Thanksgiving break. Definitely pick him as a lecturer.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2974757","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:50:06.132806+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5OTEyMTcx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2974757","instructor_name":"Cameron Jones","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-11-08 03:45:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"If you're choosing between lectures, def pick Cameron. Very knowledgeable about the subject and lectures are really clear. I started going to his lectures bc he was so much better at explaining things. Super dedicated to helping out students and goes above and beyond to help you succeed, both with your grade and preparing you for other stat classes","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2974757","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:50:06.132806+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDg5NTA1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2974757","instructor_name":"Cameron Jones","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-05-18 17:40:10 +0000 UTC","comment":"Super smart and is more than willing to help students who are struggling. The second half of the semester was very statistics focused, which was confusing at first, but thanks to Professor Jones' help it was manageable. He puts a great deal of effort into his lecture notes and creating resources for his students. Very sweet and caring.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2974757","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:50:06.132806+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDg2Nzc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2974757","instructor_name":"Cameron Jones","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-05-17 23:28:34 +0000 UTC","comment":"Cameron was not bad for being the first time he lectures this class (he's usually a TA), but I wish he could grade exams a bit more generously. I don't feel the grade I received reflects my knowledge of this course.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2974757","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:50:06.132806+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5NDcyOTU3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2974757","instructor_name":"Cameron Jones","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-05-15 23:57:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Cameron is so much better than the original lecturer I was enrolled with (Bi Cheng Wu). After going to Cameron's lectures and using his notes instead, the material made so much more sense and everything was so much clearer. He's so much more friendly and open with students and so much better at presenting and explaining information.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2974757","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:50:06.132806+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5Mzk0NDE5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2974757","instructor_name":"Cameron Jones","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-05-07 19:56:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"This may be weird but he is sweet. Love the emojis he used in emails. He is so humble while also knowledgable. I'm pretty sure he has more than what's being taught in this class, but he makes important stuffs clear to students. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2974757","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:50:06.132806+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzgxMjYx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2974757","instructor_name":"Cameron Jones","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-05-07 14:34:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Cameron is so awesome. He is so caring and nice. Notes are clear and detailed. Each lec is recorded. Assignments are given once a week, but they are manageable and you genuinely learned a lot. I knew nothing about R before, but now I can easily grasp the basic R code and do some small projects. This is a great course! Highly recommend with Cameron!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2974757","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:50:06.132806+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzYwODIz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2974757","instructor_name":"Cameron Jones","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-05-07 14:32:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"Cameron is great. I am signed up with a different lecturer, but started going to Cameron's the last month or so after he substituted our section. He explains things WAY more clearly, his lectures are very straight forward, he's overall a great & extremely caring guy, and loves answering questions. I don't have anything bad to say, take 240 with him","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2974757","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:50:06.132806+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MzUzNzAz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2974757","instructor_name":"Cameron Jones","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-05-03 15:52:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"Exceptional lecturer, this was his first semester as a lecturer but honestly can teach better than a lot of other professors.\n\nHe explains the content very well and clearly, gives a lot of time for students to ask questions during lecture, and always responds to questions and concerns asked online. \n\nWould highly recommend for STAT240","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2974757","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:50:06.132806+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM5MjcwNTk5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2974757","instructor_name":"Cameron Jones","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-04-27 12:17:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"Cameron is the best lecturer of STAT 240!","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2974757","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:50:06.132806+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4OTMzNTcz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2974757","instructor_name":"Cameron Jones","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2024-01-29 16:27:49 +0000 UTC","comment":"Cameron was an ok junior TA, and certainly puts a lot of effort in his discussion sections, which is appreciated but he tends to overdo it, and it ends up feeling disingenuous. He can be tough when grading with the pretext that this would help our grades later... but the truth is that I missed the next letter grade thanks to his \"kind\" act.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2974757","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:50:06.132806+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM4ODA0ODMy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2974757","instructor_name":"Cameron Jones","course_label":"Stat240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2023-12-28 19:07:04 +0000 UTC","comment":"Cameron Jones has been a TA for Stat 240 for the longest time and has taught me more about Stats than my actual professor did. He is now TEACHING Stat 240 in 2024, so I thought I would start the hype. Great guy - caring, crazy smart, and funny. Easy to talk to - if I knew he was teaching this class in the spring I would have waited.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2974757","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzNDA3NDIx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2026-09-04 00:18:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"Poor teaching, gives dirty looks when students ask questions at office hours. Incredibly passive-aggressive over email. Would rate 0 if I coud. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMTA4NjQ1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2026-05-12 22:05:17 +0000 UTC","comment":"Sahifa is super sweet, but she is fresh out of school and cannot teach. If this is your first stats class, start teaching yourself the content today.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMTA1OTI3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2026-05-12 18:23:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"lectures very hard to track. she gives us one practice test for the whole semester (all of last years exam questions). first midterm is easy. exams dont correlate with course content. if you like to be forced to self teach, then def take this class. I think my ta was a better teacher than she was.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMTAxODUw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2026-05-12 05:38:56 +0000 UTC","comment":"I felt that she did a very ok job at teaching the content and going over practice questions but then those questions were a lot easier than the actual test. If you have a question and you can't make it to office hours and you have a question she rarely response to emails. I have sent her 10 over the whole course and she has replied to only 3. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMDk3MzI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2026-05-11 22:10:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Clear HTML but obviously based on  other professor's modifications. Her teaching ability can be reflected by mean score of all exams, which are always lowest. At the same time, the difficulty level of the exams is arbitrary. Compared with the past, the number of questions has definitely increased and the difficulty level has also risen.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMDk3MjQ5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2026-05-11 22:03:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"Clear HTML but obviously based on modifications made by other professors. Her teaching level is truly reflected by the mean score of all exams, which are always the lowest. At the same time, the difficulty of the exams is completely arbitrary. Compared to the past, the number of questions has definitely increased and the difficulty has also risen.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMDk2MTQ0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2026-05-11 20:40:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Clear HTML but obviously based on a second-hand modification, which is quite funny. At the same time, the difficulty setting of the exam is completely arbitrary. The amount of questions has definitely increased compared to before, and the difficulty is also rising. It's really hard to make sense of it.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMDk2MDMw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2026-05-11 20:30:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"Poorly explains concepts. As an intro class she made the exams so difficult and rarely had it correlate to her homework, quizzes, and even the practice exams. Super unorganized and just not good at giving lecture. Don't take this course with her. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMDkyMTAw","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2026-05-11 15:22:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Sahifa is really knowledgeable in stats. She's newer, and sometimes her lectures are a bit out of order, but her notes are very detailed, so if you miss things you can refer to those. Midterms were ok, but easy to make mistakes (have a good note sheet). Final was conceptual and hard to make mistakes if you knew topics, it wasn't bad.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMDkxNDQ4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2026-05-11 14:01:01 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Sahifa is an amazing professor. She is really knowledgeable when it comes to stats and clearly understands the topics that she is teaching. Many people skip her lectures and then find the class hard. Even if you skip, her notes are very detailed, so if you understand those well, then you should be ok for exams. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMDUzMjE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2026-05-07 00:19:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"Her lectures are rushed and all over the place. Some days she would forget to make the quizzes or there would be multiple errors in the quiz itself. Be ready to teach yourself most of the concepts in the class or rely on your TA heavily. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMDQ4MTI1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2026-05-06 18:31:16 +0000 UTC","comment":"Very unclear grading criteria. Harsh grading and uncurved class. Very messy class as well with constant changes to the grades.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMDQ4MDk0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2026-05-06 18:28:55 +0000 UTC","comment":"Probably one of the most disorganized classes I've ever taken. Instructions, homework and tests were very unclear with constant changes. Tests are always marked wrong and regraded multiple times. Class is also not curved even with strict grading.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQzMDEyNTE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2026-05-03 23:26:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"The lectures felt very frantic and the homework/discussions did not feel like they prepared you for the exams accurately. A lot of stuff was confusing and not in a way where I didn't understand the subject matter. Prof. Siddiqua is fine but messes some stuff up and rushed a lot of lectures at the end.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyODQ5OTY1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2026-04-16 09:46:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"The worst professor in the world, quiz's answers are often wrong, the content of the class does not match the content of the exam, and even after the midterm exam 2 is over, the score of the midterm exam 1 is changed. Listen to me, if you find out that the professor of STAT 240 is her, you must run, absolutely never take her class","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyODA2MTIz","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2026-04-09 16:48:12 +0000 UTC","comment":"Sahifa's lectures are really hard to understand, and she's not very good at answering questions. Would not recommend taking a class with her if I had to. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyNTMzNjg0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2026-01-22 02:52:03 +0000 UTC","comment":"Lectures are very clear and lecture notes provided are extremely helpful for the exam. Grades were curved very generously. We're given full page note sheet for the midterms and 2 for the final. Those complaining should a) consider the words \"Final\" and \"Exam\" and b) study. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzc2MDE3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-12-22 18:02:42 +0000 UTC","comment":"Ridiculous and a rude prof. Would never take her class again. Final exam had no relation to the content taught in the lect nor in hw.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzY4NzE4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-12-21 19:25:52 +0000 UTC","comment":"Ratings are low for no reason. The final exam is only tougher because it is goes into actual meaningful statistics. The first two exams were very easy because they focused more on code. Lecture notes also cover everything and are very organized to follow. Sahifa is also very kind and understanding.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzU5Nzk4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-12-20 16:44:41 +0000 UTC","comment":"Sahifa is kind and patient actually. I don't know why the rate is low. For me STAT 240 is ez A even though there is a little difficulty in the final. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzU2Mzg5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-12-20 04:19:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"This is mainly because she gave an extremely poorly designed final exam.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzU2MzEy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-12-20 04:11:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"This professor's grading standards are extremely unreasonable. She even lowered the cutoff for the final grade. The final exam is extremely difficult, and there is basically no help provided. The course content is also very poor. Overall, if possible, do not take this course.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzU2MTY5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-12-20 03:58:27 +0000 UTC","comment":"One of the worst professors I have had. Changes exam grades after they are published even after 4 days. Messes up rubrics on exams which ultimately lowers your grade. One of the worst lecturers too.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzI2ODU4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-12-18 07:27:11 +0000 UTC","comment":"They are a very poor instructor and often make mistakes in lecture. I found the lectures not helpful at all. Final exam was far more difficult than the study materials or midterms.  I encourage others to focus on self-study. It is crucial to build a good grade before the final. 1-on-1 they seemed pleasant, but it was a rough experience.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQyMjU1NTIx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-12-15 05:38:29 +0000 UTC","comment":"She seems knowledgeable, but can't teach. Lectures were subpar, she's unapproachable and inflexible. Compared to prior years, exams were much harder, not testing material, but catching students with tricky wording and weird formats to drop scores. Unnecessarily difficult with no support, even though I got an A. Would not recommend.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:07:51.086388+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQxNjk2OTky","source_instructor_id":"rmp:3089686","instructor_name":"Sahifa Siddiqua","course_label":"STAT240","course_id":"STAT 240","course_uid":"course_03f8aaae24bac7658b319ca8","review_date":"2025-10-08 03:25:35 +0000 UTC","comment":"Her notes are organized very well, she explains the topics very well and is always open to answer questions during and after class.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/3089686","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0}]