# RYAN ZEA — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### name

RYAN ZEA

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### last observed at

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### ratings

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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### courses

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id   | title                                                      |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1192 | course\_95e27f9d5f80f72f742219fd | BMI 826      | SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOSTATISTICS AND BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS |
| 1192 | course\_4c67a24aa1091c6bb6189230 | BMI/STAT 541 | INTRODUCTION TO BIOSTATISTICS                              |
| 1182 | course\_95e27f9d5f80f72f742219fd | BMI 826      | SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOSTATISTICS AND BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS |
| 1182 | course\_4c67a24aa1091c6bb6189230 | BMI/STAT 541 | INTRODUCTION TO BIOSTATISTICS                              |
| 1172 | course\_4c67a24aa1091c6bb6189230 | BMI/STAT 541 | INTRODUCTION TO BIOSTATISTICS                              |
| 1162 | course\_bf80347054c4234ada79c07e | STAT 301     | INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS                        |

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| ---- | ------- |
| 1162 | 1       |
| 1172 | 1       |
| 1182 | 2       |
| 1192 | 2       |

## term

1272

## courses

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## reviews

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