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Yang Wang

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Raw average: 2.50/5 from 2 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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PA281 · course not matched2025-06-08

Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5

For act sci 654: Has preference towards men in the class, curved my grade down at the end of the semester, does not know material, easy class but did not learn anything.

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PA281 · course not matched2022-02-08

Quality 3/5Difficulty 1/5

Professor Wang is a great person, but could've taught class better. I really didn't learn a whole lot in her class, if anything. I don't really regret taking the class as it was kinda a breeze, just be aware that you're gonna have no idea what you're doing ever. I didn't receive a single grade after the month of September last semester.

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Classes with Yang Wang

PUBAFFR 281

Discovering What Works in Health Policy

3 credits

Discovering What Works in Health Policy introduces conceptual and methodological tools for public program evaluation, focusing on causal inference and policy solutions for health and disease.

Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.92 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=26 letter grades).

Yang Wang Hector Pifarre Arolas

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Fall 2022–Spring 2026

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Term	Course	Title
Spring 2027	PUBAFFR 281	Discovering What Works in Health Policy
Fall 2026	ACTSCI 654	Regression and Time Series for Actuaries
Fall 2026	POLISCI/PUBAFFR 871	Public Program Evaluation
Fall 2026	PUBAFFR 799	Independent Reading

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