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instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_f125fdecd4e25801ebe10b79 ### source madgrades ### source instructor id 4586558 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name CHEN CHENG ### first observed at 2026-09-06 23:14:58.172943+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 8 #### quality 1.25 #### difficulty 4.5 #### quality count 8 #### difficulty count 8 #### profile id rmp:1811554 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:49:00.322974+00:00 #### courses ##### course 1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa ###### review count 4 ###### quality 1.5 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 ##### course bf80347054c4234ada79c07e ###### review count 4 ###### quality 1 ###### difficulty 5 ###### quality count 4 ###### difficulty count 4 #### bayesian quality 2.971204131104711 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.17 #### graded 482 #### counts * 155 * 98 * 125 * 6 * 82 * 11 * 5 #### sections 5 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/CHEN\_CHENG--instructor\_f125fdecd4e25801ebe10b79 ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | | 1154 | course\_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa | STAT 311 | INTRODUCTION TO THEORY AND METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS I | | 1152 | course\_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa | STAT 311 | INTRODUCTION TO THEORY AND METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS I | | 1144 | course\_bf80347054c4234ada79c07e | STAT 301 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | | 1142 | course\_bf80347054c4234ada79c07e | STAT 301 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | | 1134 | course\_bf80347054c4234ada79c07e | STAT 301 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | ## timeline | term | courses | | ---- | ------- | | 1134 | 1 | | 1142 | 1 | | 1144 | 1 | | 1152 | 1 | | 1154 | 1 | ## term 1272 ## courses None recorded. ## reviews ### items ```json [ { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:00.322974+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1MTE0OTgx", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1811554", "instructor_name": "Chen Cheng", "course_label": "STAT311", "course_id": "STAT 311", "course_uid": "course_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa", "review_date": "2015-08-12 15:22:46 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The homework solutions (HW is graded for accuracy) are available from her old class website. Quizzes are tough but a very small percent of your grade but tests are quite easy. Everything is pretty basic probability all you need to know is how to set up problems and use your calculator. They give a lot of partial credit.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1811554", "quality_rating": 3, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:00.322974+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0NzUyNDM1", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1811554", "instructor_name": "Chen Cheng", "course_label": "STAT311", "course_id": "STAT 311", "course_uid": "course_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa", "review_date": "2015-05-06 09:39:40 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Chen is the worst teacher in the department. Prepare to teach yourself all of the material as she will just read slides that are completely useless. If she puts something on a practice exam, ignore it and study the other topics from lecture. Find another textbook to learn from as the current book is absolute garbage. Skip class and study instead", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1811554", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:00.322974+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0NjAyNjk2", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1811554", "instructor_name": "Chen Cheng", "course_label": "STAT311", "course_id": "STAT 311", "course_uid": "course_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa", "review_date": "2015-04-15 16:21:03 +0000 UTC", "comment": "The worst teacher ever! I would rather roll naked through broken glass than take another course with her. She doesn't teach the material that we are tested on. She just took the notes from when she was TA for this class and didn't change a thing. The problem is that she wrote new exams that have nothing to do with class material. Run away!!!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1811554", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:00.322974+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI0MDY5ODYw", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1811554", "instructor_name": "Chen Cheng", "course_label": "STAT311", "course_id": "STAT 311", "course_uid": "course_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa", "review_date": "2014-12-13 23:23:11 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Terrible at explaining, does not answer questions well, if at all.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1811554", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:00.322974+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIyNTY2NzUy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1811554", "instructor_name": "Chen Cheng", "course_label": "STAT301", "course_id": "STAT 301", "course_uid": "course_bf80347054c4234ada79c07e", "review_date": "2013-12-16 00:07:52 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Terrible professor. Shouldn't be teaching. She refuses to ask questions during lectures, saying that \"since we've already covered this in previous lectures, I won't go over this\". LECTURES ARE USELESS. Exams are really hard too! Hated her lectures!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1811554", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:49:00.322974+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIyNTY2Njg5", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1811554", "instructor_name": "Chen Cheng", "course_label": "STAT301", "course_id": "STAT 301", "course_uid": "course_bf80347054c4234ada79c07e", "review_date": "2013-12-16 00:00:44 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Horrible professor. Shouldn't be teaching this class. Her exams are very hard, and her LECTURES ARE POINTLESS She'll refuse to answer questions during lectures that students may have by saying that \"since we've already covered this material in previous lectures, I won't answer that\".. Really bad professor-don't take her class!!!!", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1811554", "quality_rating": 1, "difficulty_rating": 5 } ] ``` ### total 8 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_bf80347054c4234ada79c07e | STAT 301 | | course\_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa | STAT 311 | ### matched true ## social Image false