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ADELINE LO

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Raw average: 3.17/5 from 6 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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PS270 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Lo knows her stuff, put in the work and you'll understand
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PS270 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
I was excited to take a methods class but this was not good. Adeline didn't seem able to explain concepts clearly. Also it looks like her published papers were with her DAD as coauthor. Talk about nepotism in academia. I was not surprised since she didn't seem well suited to teach methods. Maybe better for younger students
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PS270 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
The class was less relevant for us in polisci and close to stats but not math heavy enough for stats. It required tons of homework which was frustrating given how irrelevant it was. As a professor, Adeline didn't stand out. She talked at us a lot and did things that seemed fake-nice. Would have preferred more collaboration and authenticity.
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PS270 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
Class was OK. It covered important material but Professor Lo was mediocre at best. She knew the stuff but wasn't very effective in teaching it. She also set very high expectations for the class but then did not set us up for success. She seemed pretty new and anxious. I recommend the class but maybe with a different prof
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PS270 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Took this class to hit QRB and Research Methods reqs at once. Expected the class to be difficult & it was. Much more of a comp sci & stats class than poli sci. Expect to spend a significant amount of time on problem sets each week. … Read full reviewShow less
Took this class to hit QRB and Research Methods reqs at once. Expected the class to be difficult & it was. Much more of a comp sci & stats class than poli sci. Expect to spend a significant amount of time on problem sets each week. Adeline is very nice but also pretty no nonsense. Overall, a class that requires a lot of effort in order to do ok.
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PS270 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
There were a lot of tedious problem sets and she had very, very high expectations of us, but overall I really liked her and thought she was a good professor! She made an effort to address everyone by their name and really learn her students and be a fair professor.
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Classes with ADELINE LO

POLISCI 812

Introduction to Statistical Methods in Political Science

4 credits

An introductory statistics course for Ph.D. students covering probability theory, inference, and multivariate least squares and maximum likelihood.

No offering record · Fall 2025

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Adeline Lo

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Fall 2021–Fall 2025 · limited sample

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Fall 2025POLISCI 812Introduction to Statistical Methods in Political Science
Spring 2025POLISCI 900Topics in Political Science
Spring 2025POLISCI 948Seminar: Topics in Comparative Politics
Fall 2024POLISCI 812Introduction to Statistical Methods in Political Science
Fall 2024POLISCI 900Topics in Political Science
Fall 2024POLISCI 919Seminar-advanced Methodology
Spring 2024POLISCI 900Topics in Political Science
Fall 2023POLISCI 812Introduction to Statistical Methods in Political Science
Fall 2023POLISCI 900Topics in Political Science
Fall 2023POLISCI 919Seminar-advanced Methodology
Spring 2023POLISCI 813Multivariable Statistical Inference for Political Research
Spring 2023POLISCI 900Topics in Political Science
Fall 2022POLISCI 812Introduction to Statistical Methods in Political Science
Fall 2022POLISCI 900Topics in Political Science
Fall 2022POLISCI 919Seminar-advanced Methodology
Fall 2020POLISCI 270Political Data Science
Fall 2020POLISCI 812Introduction to Statistical Methods in Political Science
Fall 2020POLISCI 919Seminar-advanced Methodology
Spring 2020POLISCI 919Seminar-advanced Methodology
Fall 2019POLISCI 270Political Data Science
Fall 2019POLISCI 812Introduction to Statistical Methods in Political Science
Fall 2019POLISCI 999Independent Work

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