# MICHAEL CULBERTSON — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## history

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| ---- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| 1234 | course\_e1b937d204037746c36a0f8f | EDPSYCH 964 | HIERARCHICAL LINEAR MODELING                           |
| 1232 | course\_7b94b39f9649b685cea6e565 | EDPSYCH 763 | REGRESSION MODELS IN EDUCATION                         |
| 1224 | course\_06abb97e9793bf858754daa3 | STAT 324    | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING |
| 1222 | course\_31fb5b7b6bf20ca63e33bd46 | STAT 371    | INTRODUCTORY APPLIED STATISTICS FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES  |

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| 1234 | 1       |

## term

1272

## courses

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## reviews

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    "comment": "Prof. Culberston was actually one of my favorite professors this semester. Culbertson. Prof. Culbertson had an excellent course layout, exams were identical to the homework and things we did in class. He is very responsive on Piazza, and attendance is not mandatory. ",
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    "comment": "By far the most confusing stats class I have taken. The material itself is not hard but the professor made the class impossible. He literally had the most confusing ways of explaining incredibly simple topics. His teaching style was very convoluted and all lectures were read off a script.",
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