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Cecile Ane

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Raw average: 4.11/5 from 9 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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F&WECOL/STAT 5712017-11-14

Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5

Cecile is a great professor. Explains the lecture very well. Very helpful all the time.

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STAT 6992016-11-23

Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5

Worked with her for Directed Study. Really interested in making sure I genuinely learned material and concepts.

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310 · course not matched2014-10-23

Quality 2/5Difficulty 5/5

Overall pretty awful. Very boring lectures with examples that only fall into her field (biology). Lengthy homework, exams not too tough.

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MATH/STAT 3102013-06-09

Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5

Ane is very helpful and obviously passionate about this material. While the material of this course isn't too difficult, the course itself was harder than I expected. Homework was pretty difficult and relied a lot on the statistics program R, of which I had no prior experience. It also seemed to be graded inconsistently or arbitrarily.

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MATH/STAT 3102013-05-14

Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5

Best professor ever! Cecile uses extremely interesting examples, and offers real insight. She is very helpful during office hours, and gives fair exams. She also extremely attractive. So extremely attractive. And she has a French accent, which multiplies the attractiveness by at least ten. It makes a good class that much more interesting.

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STATS371 · course not matched2012-05-12

Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5

Pointless. Haven't been to lecture or discussion in over 4 months. Stats lab is essential for homework, which is worth a big part of your grade. Tests are open book, making it easy to teach yourself most concepts. Try to get the other 371 teacher, I've heard they're better.

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Classes with Cecile Ane

BOTANY 299

Directed Study in Botany

1–3 credits

Directed study in botany that introduces students to research questions and provides guidance and mentorship in a research environment.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Simon Gilroy David Baum+13 more

No recorded grade history

BOTANY 499

Intermediate Directed Research

1–3 credits

Intermediate Directed Research in Botany involves exploring research questions through guidance and mentorship in a research environment.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Simon Gilroy David Baum+12 more

No recorded grade history

BOTANY 681

Senior Honors Thesis

3 credits

Senior Honors Thesis course for Botany majors involving individual research to complete an honors thesis, arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Simon Gilroy David Baum+11 more

No recorded grade history

BOTANY 682

Senior Honors Thesis

3 credits

Senior Honors Thesis course for individual research leading to an honors thesis in the Botany major, arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Simon Gilroy David Baum+12 more

No recorded grade history

BOTANY 691

Senior Thesis

2–3 credits

Senior thesis course involving individual research for students completing theses as arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Simon Gilroy David Baum+12 more

No recorded grade history

BOTANY 692

Senior Thesis

2–3 credits

Senior thesis course in Botany involving individual research for students completing theses as arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Simon Gilroy David Baum+15 more

No recorded grade history

BOTANY 699

Directed Study

1–4 credits

Directed Study: Explore research questions in botany through guidance and mentorship in a research environment.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Simon Gilroy David Baum+15 more

No recorded grade history

BOTANY 994

Research-plant Systematics

1–12 credits

Independent research in the area of Plant Systematics, designated as RESEARCH-PLANT SYSTEMATICS.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

David Baum Cecile Ane+4 more

No recorded grade history

STAT 682

Senior Honors Thesis

3 credits

Senior Honors Thesis is a mentored individual study course for students writing an honors thesis, arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Kris Sankaran Cecile Ane+15 more

No recorded grade history

STAT 699

Directed Study

1–6 credits

Directed Study (STAT 699) involves directed study projects arranged with a faculty member.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Past student reviews · Cecile Ane

Cecile Ane worked with a student in Directed Study and was really interested in ensuring they genuinely learned the material and concepts.

Kris Sankaran Cecile Ane+22 more

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STAT 990

Research

1–12 credits

Graduate course in independent research and writing under faculty supervision.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Kris Sankaran Rishabh Dudeja+41 more

No recorded grade history

Recorded teaching history

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Term	Course	Title
Spring 2027	BOTANY 299	Directed Study in Botany
Spring 2027	BOTANY 499	Intermediate Directed Research
Spring 2027	BOTANY 681	Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027	BOTANY 682	Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027	BOTANY 691	Senior Thesis
Spring 2027	BOTANY 692	Senior Thesis
Spring 2027	BOTANY 699	Directed Study
Spring 2027	BOTANY 994	Research-plant Systematics
Spring 2027	STAT 682	Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2027	STAT 699	Directed Study
Spring 2027	STAT 990	Research
Fall 2026	BOTANY 681	Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026	BOTANY 682	Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026	BOTANY 994	Research-plant Systematics
Fall 2026	STAT 681	Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026	STAT 698	Directed Study
Fall 2026	STAT 699	Directed Study
Fall 2026	STAT 990	Research
Fall 2026	STAT 998	Statistical Consulting

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