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MUHONG GAO

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Raw average: 2.33/5 from 3 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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STAT 312
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
Muhong Gao is a very nice guy. Past that, he is a not a good lecturer who is very quiet and he struggles to explain things clearly to students. Also a nice guy.
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STAT 312
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Very underrated professor and is very informative during lecture. Tests are similar to homework problems and he is very clear with his expectations.
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STATS312 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
Muhong Gao is terrible. He basically whispers all of lecture and mumbles as he scribbles on the chalk board. He doesn't explain any of the concepts and then gets confused when no one knows what's going on in lecture. Good luck if you have him.
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Classes with MUHONG GAO

STAT 421

Applied Categorical Data Analysis

3 credits

STAT 421 teaches techniques for analyzing categorical response data, including contingency tables and regression modeling, using R.

No offering record · Fall 2021

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Derek BeanMuhong Gao

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Fall 2017–Fall 2021

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2021STAT 421Applied Categorical Data Analysis
Spring 2020STAT 311Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics I
Fall 2019STAT 312Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics II
Spring 2019STAT 351Introductory Nonparametric Statistics

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