# Derek Bean — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/DEREK_BEAN) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## instructor ### instructor uid instructor\_a5cfff7fd6e7d307b48caad1 ### source enrollment ### source instructor id bean3 ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Derek Bean ### email DEREKB\@STAT.WISC.EDU ### first observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### last observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### ratings #### review count 14 #### quality 3.57 #### difficulty 3.43 #### quality count 14 #### difficulty count 14 #### profile id rmp:2158238 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:43:51.253119+00:00 #### courses ##### course bf80347054c4234ada79c07e ###### review count 1 ###### quality 5 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 096be5272e913d9005e3298b ###### review count 5 ###### quality 3 ###### difficulty 3.6 ###### quality count 5 ###### difficulty count 5 ##### course 1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa ###### review count 1 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 ##### course 24942ca6acb3a153de2907d5 ###### review count 3 ###### quality 3.67 ###### difficulty 4 ###### quality count 3 ###### difficulty count 3 ##### course 31fb5b7b6bf20ca63e33bd46 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 3.5 ###### difficulty 3 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 #### bayesian quality 3.622756343262703 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | gpa | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------ | ----- | | course\_096be5272e913d9005e3298b | STAT 421 | APPLIED CATEGORICAL DATA ANALYSIS | 3 | 3 | 3.391 | | course\_bf80347054c4234ada79c07e | STAT 301 | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS | 3 | 3 | 3.03 | ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/DEREK\_BEAN ## 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There is a lot of homework, so the experience may be unpleasant if you have a heavy schedule. There were two take home exams without time limits, which I thought was an stress-free way to assess your learning. The readings aren't necessary to succeed as long as your keep up with lectures. ", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2158238", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "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, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "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, "difficulty_rating": 3 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:43:51.253119+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTM4Nzc3MjIy", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2158238", "instructor_name": "Derek Bean", "course_label": "STAT311", "course_id": "STAT 311", "course_uid": "course_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa", "review_date": "2023-12-22 18:09:04 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Derek is passionate about stats and is great at breaking down concepts in lecture. He doesn't post any notes or recordings online though, so it's important to go. He's helpful and patient during office hours and replies quickly on piazza & email. His exams are difficult (which is reflected in the low means), but he curved the class quite a bit. \n", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2158238", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 4 }, { "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, "difficulty_rating": 3 } ] ``` ### total 14 ### page 1 ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | | -------------------------------- | ---------- | | course\_bf80347054c4234ada79c07e | STAT 301 | | course\_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa | STAT 311 | | course\_24942ca6acb3a153de2907d5 | STAT 312 | | course\_31fb5b7b6bf20ca63e33bd46 | STAT 371 | | course\_096be5272e913d9005e3298b | STAT 421 | ### matched true ## social Image true