# PENG SHI — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/PENG_SHI--instructor_5217fc21c238a5fae9262ddf) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 85abe9ff8837c2c5a134368dcc4cfc85eb723524b21ddeb3d2e953887d2f0c8f ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-11T07:45:51.576183+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 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source instructor id 3800534 ### identity basis source\_id ### identity status source\_identified ### name PENG SHI ### 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 3 #### quality 4.33 #### difficulty 2.33 #### quality count 3 #### difficulty count 3 #### profile id rmp:1877077 #### source url #### match basis exact\_name #### observed at 2026-09-07 16:12:10.449164+00:00 #### courses ##### course 874e30b1d4fa32884aa74250 ###### review count 2 ###### quality 4.5 ###### difficulty 2.5 ###### quality count 2 ###### difficulty count 2 ##### course 2df2f7477ed071a49c40488a ###### review count 1 ###### quality 4 ###### difficulty 2 ###### quality count 1 ###### difficulty count 1 #### bayesian quality 3.7471180726492133 #### prior mean 3.6596857835465957 #### prior weight 20 ### grade statistics #### gpa 3.377 #### graded 999 #### counts * 344 * 322 * 173 * 115 * 28 * 8 * 9 #### sections 56 ### current false ### courses None recorded. ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### instructor url /instructors/PENG\_SHI--instructor\_5217fc21c238a5fae9262ddf ## history | term | course\_uid | course\_id | title | | ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | | 1264 | course\_682cc0b6db60ff7e894efa36 | ACTSCI 657 | RISK ANALYTICS | | 1264 | course\_874e30b1d4fa32884aa74250 | GENBUS 656 | FOUNDATIONS OF STATISTICAL LEARNING FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS | | 1264 | course\_bec7e51f3710a295d7e587f8 | RMI 990 | RISK & INSURANCE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PHD THESIS | | 1264 | course\_566085f4a8e7134b7d9b9ae4 | RMI 999 | READING AND RESEARCH-RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE PHD | | 1262 | course\_09c6ee1bc749ac38c1a7d335 | ACTSCI 640 | ACTUARIAL STATISTICS FOR RISK MODELING | | 1262 | course\_bec7e51f3710a295d7e587f8 | RMI 990 | RISK & INSURANCE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PHD THESIS | | 1254 | course\_682cc0b6db60ff7e894efa36 | ACTSCI 657 | RISK ANALYTICS | | 1254 | course\_874e30b1d4fa32884aa74250 | GENBUS 656 | FOUNDATIONS OF STATISTICAL LEARNING FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS | | 1254 | course\_bec7e51f3710a295d7e587f8 | RMI 990 | RISK & INSURANCE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PHD THESIS | | 1252 | course\_09c6ee1bc749ac38c1a7d335 | ACTSCI 640 | ACTUARIAL STATISTICS FOR RISK MODELING | | 1252 | course\_bec7e51f3710a295d7e587f8 | RMI 990 | RISK & INSURANCE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PHD THESIS | | 1244 | course\_682cc0b6db60ff7e894efa36 | ACTSCI 657 | RISK ANALYTICS | | 1244 | course\_874e30b1d4fa32884aa74250 | GENBUS 656 | FOUNDATIONS OF STATISTICAL LEARNING FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS | | 1244 | course\_bec7e51f3710a295d7e587f8 | RMI 990 | RISK & INSURANCE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PHD THESIS | | 1242 | course\_201b25ecc8a2ddee30b320c8 | ACTSCI 653 | ADVANCED SHORT-TERM ACTUARIAL MODELING | | 1242 | course\_bec7e51f3710a295d7e587f8 | RMI 990 | RISK & INSURANCE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PHD THESIS | | 1234 | course\_682cc0b6db60ff7e894efa36 | 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& INSURANCE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PHD THESIS | | 1184 | course\_2df2f7477ed071a49c40488a | ACTSCI 654 | REGRESSION AND TIME SERIES FOR ACTUARIES | | 1184 | course\_f8256cdfc86ca5cd03b355ca | RMI 399 | READING AND RESEARCH-RISK MANAGEMENT | | 1184 | course\_bec7e51f3710a295d7e587f8 | RMI 990 | RISK & INSURANCE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PHD THESIS | | 1182 | course\_2df2f7477ed071a49c40488a | ACTSCI 654 | REGRESSION AND TIME SERIES FOR ACTUARIES | | 1182 | course\_bec7e51f3710a295d7e587f8 | RMI 990 | RISK & INSURANCE INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PHD THESIS | | 1174 | course\_201b25ecc8a2ddee30b320c8 | ACTSCI 653 | ADVANCED SHORT-TERM ACTUARIAL MODELING | | 1162 | course\_9f3d31814669db24532fa2c2 | ACTSCI 652 | FUNDAMENTALS OF SHORT-TERM ACTUARIAL MODELING | | 1162 | course\_2df2f7477ed071a49c40488a | ACTSCI 654 | REGRESSION AND TIME SERIES FOR ACTUARIES | | 1152 | course\_9f3d31814669db24532fa2c2 | ACTSCI 652 | FUNDAMENTALS OF SHORT-TERM ACTUARIAL MODELING | | 1152 | course\_2df2f7477ed071a49c40488a | 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Overall, a great guy and a good professor.", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1877077", "quality_rating": 4, "difficulty_rating": 2 }, { "observed_at": "2026-09-07 16:12:10.449164+00:00", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTIyNzg5NDcz", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1877077", "instructor_name": "Peng Shi", "course_label": "ACTSCI654", "course_id": "ACTSCI 654", "course_uid": "course_2df2f7477ed071a49c40488a", "review_date": "2014-01-24 12:29:44 +0000 UTC", "comment": "Prof Shi is a very likable, humorous, and down-to-earth professor. The material was actually quite difficult and theoretical (a lot of it just went right over my head), but he makes the exams manageable. 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