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id marinspiotta ### identity basis netid ### identity status source\_identified ### name Erika Marin-Spiotta ### email MARINSPIOTTA\@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 29 #### quality 3.72 #### difficulty 2.52 #### quality count 29 #### difficulty count 29 #### profile id rmp:1382050 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:39:34.665627+00:00 #### courses ##### course b1a495c1918109de244bb953 ###### review count 5 ###### quality 4.6 ###### difficulty 2.4 ###### quality count 5 ###### difficulty count 5 ##### course b850d5b4746311f8d8c00fa2 ###### review count 8 ###### quality 4.25 ###### difficulty 2.25 ###### quality count 8 ###### difficulty count 8 #### bayesian quality 3.695381952467998 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### current true ### courses | course\_uid | course\_id | title | credits\_min | credits\_max | 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