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","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2158238","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:51.253119+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMDkyMTc3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2158238","instructor_name":"Derek Bean","course_label":"STAT421","course_id":"STAT 421","course_uid":"course_096be5272e913d9005e3298b","review_date":"2024-12-04 03:17:48 +0000 UTC","comment":"I have so much homework! I've never seen an assignment question that actually contains two entire large questions from the textbook.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2158238","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:51.253119+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMDkxOTk0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2158238","instructor_name":"Derek Bean","course_label":"STAT421","course_id":"STAT 421","course_uid":"course_096be5272e913d9005e3298b","review_date":"2024-12-04 03:06:15 +0000 UTC","comment":"LOTS OF HOMEWORK. We received five large assignments weekly, with each assignment containing five or more sub-questions. My review is factual and free of any profanity or derogatory terms, but it appears someone reported it despite my effort to share an honest experience.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2158238","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:51.253119+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1OTY5NTc0","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2158238","instructor_name":"Derek Bean","course_label":"STAT421","course_id":"STAT 421","course_uid":"course_096be5272e913d9005e3298b","review_date":"2022-03-24 02:52:32 +0000 UTC","comment":"His lectures were really good (besides the coding demos). Attendance doesn't matter and all lecture notes/code on Canvas for you to use. The class was 66% homework (13 assigns total/4-6+ hr/week) and 2 take-home exams that aren't too bad. The HW is relentless, but it taught me R better than all my other stats classes and was my second to last one.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2158238","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:43:51.253119+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjU2NTYy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2158238","instructor_name":"Derek Bean","course_label":"STAT421","course_id":"STAT 421","course_uid":"course_096be5272e913d9005e3298b","review_date":"2021-12-26 17:02:06 +0000 UTC","comment":"Bean's greatest strength is his organization and attention to detail. Course was challenging but straightforward in terms of work to be completed and grading criteria.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2158238","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:27:41.910321+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI3NzQxNzc5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:765998","instructor_name":"Kam-Wah Tsui","course_label":"STAT421","course_id":"STAT 421","course_uid":"course_096be5272e913d9005e3298b","review_date":"2017-01-17 12:01:33 +0000 UTC","comment":"His lectures are hard to follow and he doesn't introduce topics before talking about them so 90% of the time you're not sure what topic he is trying to teach you. Not helpful in office ours, the class was unnecessarily hard.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/765998","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 15:59:34.335211+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTI0Mzk2NzA3","source_instructor_id":"rmp:371080","instructor_name":"Wei-Yin Loh","course_label":"STAT421","course_id":"STAT 421","course_uid":"course_096be5272e913d9005e3298b","review_date":"2015-02-19 14:33:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Loh really wants to us learn something not just remember. And his lecture is really inspirational sometimes. 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