# Peter CHIEN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## instructor

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### name

Peter CHIEN

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    "comment": "Peter's nice and very accommodating but his lectures are BAD. You'll have to learn the material yourself but it isn't bad at all b/c the material he covers is pretty easy. Beyond that he's really lenient and gives relatively easy tests that are extremely predictable (think change some wording from practice exam predictable). ",
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    "comment": "Grading isn't super clear IMO, also not as generous of grading as I expected given what has been said in the past. He rambles, class feels pointless sometimes. ",
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    "comment": "He isn't a super great professor, but the class also isn't super hard. I would really recommend taking it with someone else to understand what is going on. He rambles a lot and it would be a much easier class if he walked through problems. Also he mentioned he's requiring attendance next semester, so just a heads up. ",
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    "comment": "He's friendly but he's a terrible teacher. He rambles a lot in lecture about random, unrelated topics and the textbook he uses is not all that good either. The one plus is that he's a very lenient grader. But if you want to actually learn and understand experimental design, you should take it with someone else.",
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    "comment": "I enjoyed taking the course. Professor Chien gave interesting examples of chip production and shared stories about statisticians. We learned methods like two-way ANOVA, Latin square, and factorial design. I suggest attending office hours, as he excels at inspiring thoughts, which gives you opportunities to explore and deepen your understanding. ",
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