Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Ryan was great! I learned a lot, and have great respect for him.Rate My Professors ↗
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RYAN ZEA
What students say
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor Zea must have spent time representing our country, Soldier? Solid leader, sets the example of how to be an important part of the human race. Can't wait to see what else he will teach. Inspirational in his methods and concepts. Conveys his messages in a clear, concise method with a great sense of humor. His follow up is also excellent.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Literally my dad. Love Ryan. Has the best socks. Is super good at things. Has the cutest bald head.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Literally the dorkiest, dad-like professor I've had so far at UW. But his passion for stats left me impressed with him as an individual and as a professor. He made great efforts to explain the concepts and all assignments/tests to the students. Nothing felt unfair, he never tried to trick up people on tests.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Ryan was a great instructor. The class was blended which worked really nice due to the weekly homework assignments. Ryan is clearly really passionate about teaching statistics, and has super funny "dad humor". Overall loved the class, and would take classes by him in the future.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Ryan Zea is super cool! He's funny and actually makes lectures interesting. Homework and an online quiz is assigned just about every week but it's very manageable and easy points. There is also a short writing assignment that's pretty easy. Would definitely take it again! Overall, he makes his class very reasonable and makes stats interesting.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with RYAN ZEA
No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.
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Recorded teaching history
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2018 | BMI 826 | Special Topics in Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics |
| Fall 2018 | BMI/STAT 541 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| Fall 2017 | BMI 826 | Special Topics in Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics |
| Fall 2017 | BMI/STAT 541 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| Fall 2016 | BMI/STAT 541 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| Fall 2015 | STAT 301 | Introduction to Statistical Methods |
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