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BO YANG

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Raw average: 1.68/5 from 56 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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STAT 303
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Won't answer questions. I don't think the lecture videos are his. Lectures were recorded in 2016 (saw a timestamp on one of them). Went to office hours and he made my code worse. More work than 1 credit class.
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STAT 303
Quality 2/5Difficulty 3/5
The videos and lectures seem like from 20 years ago. If u take this class, u are expected to learn everything by yourself.
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STAT 303
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
I can see what people dislike about this professor, but I had no problems taking stat303 online. It is the pace of a 3 cred class that only lasts a third of the semester (hence why its 1 cred), which I wasn't aware of until taking it so I was a little overwhelmed with my workload. But overall its easy and teachable to yourself w/o lectures
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STAT 303
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Stat 303 itself was not too bad; it was Bo Yang that made it miserable. He doesn't explain things well, and the lectures were not very good. For being a 1 credit class, definitely takes a lot of time/effort. I recommend a different professor, if possible. This course is definitely doable with him, as long as you can self-teach/spend lots of time.
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STAT 303
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Would not wish him on my worst enemy. His lectures are awful, he does not know how to teach, and he's full of himself. For his lectures he just copies some other guys code that you have access to on video anyways and claims it is his. Everything the other bad ratings say are 200% true
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Classes with BO YANG

STAT 303

R for Statistics I

1 credits

STAT 303 teaches using the R language to manipulate data and perform exploratory data analysis.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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John GillettBo Yang+2 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Spring 2026
STAT 304

R for Statistics II

1 credits

STAT 304 teaches advanced R programming skills for statistics, including data manipulation, text extraction, and visualization.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Bo YangZhifeng Chen

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Spring 2026
STAT 305

R for Statistics III

1 credits

STAT 305 teaches students to use the R statistical language and integrate it with high performance computing tools for scientific computing.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Bo YangZhifeng Chen

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Spring 2026
STAT 311

Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics I

3 credits

Introduction to mathematical statistics covering probability, distributions, the central limit theorem, and estimation.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Matthew BlossBo Yang+3 more

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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Spring 2026STAT 303R for Statistics I
Spring 2026STAT 304R for Statistics II
Spring 2026STAT 305R for Statistics III
Spring 2026STAT 311Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics I
Fall 2025STAT 303R for Statistics I
Fall 2025STAT 304R for Statistics II
Fall 2025STAT 305R for Statistics III
Fall 2025STAT 461Financial Statistics
Spring 2025STAT 303R for Statistics I
Spring 2025STAT 304R for Statistics II
Spring 2025STAT 305R for Statistics III
Spring 2025STAT 311Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics I
Fall 2024STAT 303R for Statistics I
Fall 2024STAT 304R for Statistics II
Fall 2024STAT 305R for Statistics III
Fall 2024STAT 311Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics I
Fall 2024STAT 461Financial Statistics
Spring 2024STAT 303R for Statistics I
Spring 2024STAT 304R for Statistics II
Spring 2024STAT 305R for Statistics III
Spring 2024STAT 311Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics I
Fall 2023STAT 303R for Statistics I
Fall 2023STAT 304R for Statistics II
Fall 2023STAT 305R for Statistics III
Fall 2023STAT 461Financial Statistics
Spring 2023STAT 303R for Statistics I
Spring 2023STAT 304R for Statistics II
Spring 2023STAT 305R for Statistics III
Fall 2022MATH/STAT 310Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics II
Fall 2022STAT 303R for Statistics I
Fall 2022STAT 304R for Statistics II
Fall 2022STAT 305R for Statistics III
Spring 2022MATH/STAT 310Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics II
Spring 2022STAT 303R for Statistics I
Spring 2022STAT 304R for Statistics II
Spring 2022STAT 305R for Statistics III
Fall 2021MATH/STAT 310Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics II
Fall 2021STAT 303R for Statistics I
Fall 2021STAT 304R for Statistics II
Fall 2021STAT 305R for Statistics III
Fall 2020MATH/STAT 310Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics II
Fall 2020STAT 303R for Statistics I
Fall 2020STAT 304R for Statistics II
Fall 2020STAT 305R for Statistics III
Spring 2020STAT 303R for Statistics I
Spring 2020STAT 304R for Statistics II
Spring 2020STAT 305R for Statistics III
Fall 2019STAT 303R for Statistics I
Fall 2019STAT 304R for Statistics II
Fall 2019STAT 305R for Statistics III
Fall 2019STAT 411An Introduction to Sample Survey Theory and Methods
Fall 2018STAT 311Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics I
Fall 2018STAT 312Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics II
Fall 2018STAT 411An Introduction to Sample Survey Theory and Methods
Fall 2017STAT 311Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics I
Spring 2017STAT 311Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics I
Spring 2017STAT 312Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics II
Fall 2016STAT 311Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics I
Spring 2016STAT 311Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics I
Spring 2016STAT 324Introduction to Statistics for Science and Engineering
Fall 2015STAT 324Introduction to Statistics for Science and Engineering

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