# YAOGUO XIE — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

[View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/instructors/YAOGUO_XIE--instructor_dba2501711b7bccd088f853b)

## Dataset

### search projection

#### version

1

#### 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

### revision

e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349

### repository

twangodev/uwcourses

### schema version

6

### importer version

8

### projection id

7eb94c60c31fe3d8ae732986b7f3d069e1345ae92fd6239119e63b9d2461969d

### observed at

2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00

### built at

2026-10-01T19:10:41.241229+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    |
| AGROECOL  | 21    |
| AMERIND   | 53    |
| ANAT\&PHY | 7     |
| ANATOMY   | 2     |
| ANESTHES  | 8     |
| ANSCI     | 57    |
| ANTHRO    | 95    |
| ART       | 125   |
| ARTED     | 10    |
| ARTHIST   | 121   |
| ASIALANG  | 129   |
| ASIAN     | 109   |
| ASIANAM   | 28    |
| ASTRON    | 38    |
| ATMOCN    | 69    |
| BIOCHEM   | 51    |
| BIOCORE   | 10    |
| BIOLOGY   | 14    |
| BIOMDSCI  | 18    |
| BME       | 66    |
| BMI       | 41    |
| BMOLCHEM  | 10    |
| BOTANY    | 69    |
| BSE       | 44    |
| C\&ESOC   | 73    |
| CBE       | 48    |
| CHEM      | 101   |
| CHICLA    | 52    |
| CIVENGR   | 133   |
| CLASSICS  | 47    |
| CNP       | 10    |
| CNSRSCI   | 50    |
| COMARTS   | 137   |
| COMPBIO   | 15    |
| COMPLIT   | 11    |
| COMPSCI   | 138   |
| COUNPSY   | 78    |
| CRB       | 19    |
| CS\&D     | 71    |
| CSCS      | 40    |
| CURRIC    | 193   |
| DANCE     | 93    |
| DERM      | 8     |
| DS        | 88    |
| DYSCI     | 35    |
| ECE       | 155   |
| ECON      | 145   |
| EDPOL     | 114   |
| EDPSYCH   | 97    |
| ELPA      | 70    |
| EMA       | 53    |
| EMERMED   | 17    |
| ENGL      | 206   |
| ENTOM     | 40    |
| ENVIRST   | 148   |
| EP        | 15    |
| EPD       | 67    |
| ESL       | 16    |
| F\&WECOL  | 60    |
| FAMMED    | 22    |
| FINANCE   | 50    |
| FOLKLORE  | 40    |
| FOODSCI   | 43    |
| FRENCH    | 63    |
| GEN\&WS   | 145   |
| GENBUS    | 72    |
| GENECSLR  | 17    |
| GENETICS  | 60    |
| GEOG      | 113   |
| GEOSCI    | 83    |
| GERMAN    | 82    |
| GLE       | 48    |
| GNS       | 38    |
| GREEK     | 27    |
| HDFS      | 41    |
| HEBR-BIB  | 13    |
| HEBR-MOD  | 10    |
| HISTORY   | 233   |
| HISTSCI   | 56    |
| HONCOL    | 13    |
| ILS       | 43    |
| INFOSYS   | 9     |
| INTEGART  | 7     |
| INTEGSCI  | 22    |
| INTER-AG  | 18    |
| INTER-HE  | 11    |
| INTER-LS  | 22    |
| INTEREGR  | 16    |
| INTLBUS   | 21    |
| INTLST    | 50    |
| ISYE      | 83    |
| ITALIAN   | 53    |
| JEWISH    | 56    |
| JOURN     | 88    |
| KINES     | 128   |
| LACIS     | 26    |
| LANDARC   | 61    |
| LATIN     | 24    |
| LAW       | 120   |
| LEGALST   | 48    |
| LINGUIS   | 35    |
| LIS       | 89    |
| LITTRANS  | 78    |
| LSC       | 52    |
| M\&ENVTOX | 7     |
| MARKETNG  | 62    |
| MATH      | 153   |
| MDGENET   | 8     |
| ME        | 130   |
| MEDHIST   | 43    |
| MEDICINE  | 60    |
| MEDIEVAL  | 32    |
| MEDPHYS   | 39    |
| MEDSC-M   | 29    |
| MEDSC-V   | 41    |
| MHR       | 68    |
| MICROBIO  | 45    |
| MILSCI    | 16    |
| MM\&I     | 22    |
| MOLBIOL   | 6     |
| MS\&E     | 59    |
| MUSIC     | 165   |
| MUSPERF   | 126   |
| NAVSCI    | 20    |
| NE        | 44    |
| NEURODPT  | 11    |
| NEUROL    | 7     |
| NEURSURG  | 4     |
| NTP       | 11    |
| NURSING   | 111   |
| NUTRSCI   | 65    |
| OBS\&GYN  | 18    |
| OCCTHER   | 39    |
| ONCOLOGY  | 14    |
| OPHTHALM  | 5     |
| OTM       | 43    |
| PATH      | 34    |
| PATH-BIO  | 29    |
| PEDIAT    | 26    |
| PHARMACY  | 31    |
| PHILOS    | 77    |
| PHMCOL-M  | 11    |
| PHMPRAC   | 45    |
| PHMSCI    | 60    |
| PHYASST   | 37    |
| PHYSICS   | 88    |
| PHYSIOL   | 3     |
| PHYTHER   | 37    |
| PLANTSCI  | 52    |
| PLPATH    | 35    |
| POLISCI   | 192   |
| POPHLTH   | 58    |
| PORTUG    | 33    |
| PSYCH     | 101   |
| PSYCHIAT  | 22    |
| PUBAFFR   | 54    |
| PUBLHLTH  | 23    |
| RADIOL    | 11    |
| REALEST   | 41    |
| RELIGST   | 90    |
| RHABMED   | 9     |
| RMI       | 24    |
| RP\&SE    | 102   |
| S\&APHM   | 17    |
| SCANDST   | 73    |
| SLAVIC    | 89    |
| SOC       | 149   |
| SOCWORK   | 87    |
| SOILSCI   | 46    |
| SPANISH   | 83    |
| SRMED     | 21    |
| STAT      | 94    |
| STDYABRD  | 52    |
| STS       | 8     |
| SURGERY   | 25    |
| SURGSCI   | 33    |
| THEATRE   | 91    |
| URBRPL    | 60    |
| UROLOGY   | 5     |
| ZOOLOGY   | 89    |

### designations

None recorded.

## instructor

### instructor uid

instructor\_dba2501711b7bccd088f853b

### source

madgrades

### source instructor id

4895244

### identity basis

source\_id

### identity status

source\_identified

### name

YAOGUO XIE

### 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

9

#### quality

2.22

#### difficulty

4.11

#### quality count

9

#### difficulty count

9

#### profile id

rmp:1968253

#### source url

<https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1968253>

#### match basis

exact\_name

#### observed at

2026-09-07 15:58:05.101566+00:00

#### courses

##### course 24942ca6acb3a153de2907d5

###### review count

2

###### quality

2.5

###### difficulty

4

###### quality count

2

###### difficulty count

2

##### course 1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa

###### review count

5

###### quality

2.4

###### difficulty

4.2

###### quality count

5

###### difficulty count

5

#### bayesian quality

3.2128867472735143

#### prior mean

3.6596857835465957

#### prior weight

20

### grade statistics

#### gpa

3.276

#### graded

208

#### counts

* 73
* 38
* 59
* 21
* 12
* 3
* 2

#### sections

4

### current

false

### courses

None recorded.

### revision

e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349

### instructor url

/instructors/YAOGUO\_XIE--instructor\_dba2501711b7bccd088f853b

## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id | title                                                            |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1164 | course\_24942ca6acb3a153de2907d5 | STAT 312   | INTRODUCTION TO THEORY AND METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS II |
| 1162 | course\_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa | STAT 311   | INTRODUCTION TO THEORY AND METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS I  |
| 1154 | course\_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa | STAT 311   | INTRODUCTION TO THEORY AND METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS I  |
| 1152 | course\_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa | STAT 311   | INTRODUCTION TO THEORY AND METHODS OF MATHEMATICAL STATISTICS I  |

## timeline

| term | courses |
| ---- | ------- |
| 1152 | 1       |
| 1154 | 1       |
| 1162 | 1       |
| 1164 | 1       |

## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

### items

```json
[
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:58:05.101566+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI2MDk3OTU5",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1968253",
    "instructor_name": "Yaoguo Xie",
    "course_label": "STAT312",
    "course_id": "STAT 312",
    "course_uid": "course_24942ca6acb3a153de2907d5",
    "review_date": "2016-02-29 15:47:15 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "The tests are hard, but the grade distribution is generous. He is always willing to help and is a nice guy.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1968253",
    "quality_rating": 4,
    "difficulty_rating": 3
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:58:05.101566+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI2MDg4Njg2",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1968253",
    "instructor_name": "Yaoguo Xie",
    "course_label": "STAT312",
    "course_id": "STAT 312",
    "course_uid": "course_24942ca6acb3a153de2907d5",
    "review_date": "2016-02-25 17:46:16 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Material presented was basic. The homework from the book was very simple. The exam, impossible. While everything was related to the book it was far beyond what we are taught in class. There isn't a point to study. There is a generous curve and nothing in the book or notes will help you. If you need to know this for a career, find a different prof.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1968253",
    "quality_rating": 1,
    "difficulty_rating": 5
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:58:05.101566+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI2MDg4NjU3",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1968253",
    "instructor_name": "Yaoguo Xie",
    "course_label": "STAT311",
    "course_id": "STAT 311",
    "course_uid": "course_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa",
    "review_date": "2016-02-25 17:40:15 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "His teaches simplistic ideas about probability. His exams are in by no means a reflection of what is taught or what is in the required book. While the class is curved, if you plan on gaining solid knowledge about probability you should look elsewhere. The majority of the learning done in the class will be self study.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1968253",
    "quality_rating": 1,
    "difficulty_rating": 5
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:58:05.101566+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1NzYwODA4",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1968253",
    "instructor_name": "Yaoguo Xie",
    "course_label": "STAT311",
    "course_id": "STAT 311",
    "course_uid": "course_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa",
    "review_date": "2015-12-18 13:44:52 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "The lectures were incredibly difficult to follow, the quizzes before each test were all concepts that we had barely covered, as a professor he failed at teaching us. You have to learn almost everything on your own.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1968253",
    "quality_rating": 1,
    "difficulty_rating": 5
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:58:05.101566+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1NzA4NDI5",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1968253",
    "instructor_name": "Yaoguo Xie",
    "course_label": "STAT311",
    "course_id": "STAT 311",
    "course_uid": "course_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa",
    "review_date": "2015-12-15 17:05:04 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Although tests can be hard sometimes, he gives a high percentage of As in the class and I think that's fair.",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1968253",
    "quality_rating": 4,
    "difficulty_rating": 3
  },
  {
    "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:58:05.101566+00:00",
    "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4",
    "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTI1NDE1Nzcy",
    "source_instructor_id": "rmp:1968253",
    "instructor_name": "Yaoguo Xie",
    "course_label": "STATS311",
    "course_id": null,
    "course_uid": null,
    "review_date": "2015-11-15 14:36:32 +0000 UTC",
    "comment": "Genuinely terrible professor. Avoid at all costs. Exam averages are 60% and while you might get a good grade in the class, many will finish the semester having no idea about anything covered. ",
    "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1968253",
    "quality_rating": 1,
    "difficulty_rating": 4
  }
]
```

### total

9

### page

1

### courses

| course\_uid                      | course\_id |
| -------------------------------- | ---------- |
| course\_1b76508145789f8fbc49d1fa | STAT 311   |
| course\_24942ca6acb3a153de2907d5 | STAT 312   |

### matched

true

## social Image

false