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YAOGUO XIE

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Raw average: 2.22/5 from 9 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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STAT 312
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
The tests are hard, but the grade distribution is generous. He is always willing to help and is a nice guy.
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STAT 312
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
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.
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STAT 311
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
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.
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STAT 311
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
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.
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STAT 311
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Although tests can be hard sometimes, he gives a high percentage of As in the class and I think that's fair.
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STATS311 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
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.
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Classes with YAOGUO XIE

STAT 312

Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics II

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STAT 312 covers advanced statistical theory including estimation, hypothesis testing, regression, and ANOVA.

No offering record · Spring 2016

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Kam-wah TsuiYaoguo Xie

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Fall 2011–Spring 2016

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Spring 2016STAT 312Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics II
Fall 2015STAT 311Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics I
Spring 2015STAT 311Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics I
Fall 2014STAT 311Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics I

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