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YAZHEN WANG

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Raw average: 2.90/5 from 10 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 461
Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
he is interested in the material, but cannot convey that at all to his students. There is no textbook, and he has very little study material offered in his lectures. He says that a very basic understanding of R is required, but has us doing complicated stuff that even some one like me with 2 years of R use cannot figure out. Avoid at all cost
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STAT 461
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Avoid at all costs. Most disorganized professor I've ever hard. Didn't give any study material for tests and made them extremely tricky. His lectures are impossible to follow, and his homeworks are difficult. He also didn't follow a textbook so there was no way to find outside help.
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MATH/STAT 709
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
This is a very hard class, but Wang was an amazing professor! He always explains difficult material in a very clear and intuitive way, and tests are fair. If you have the choice, take his class!
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STAT 479
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
I'm a stats major, and I wish I had never taken this class. The professor was very unorganized, and the TA was not helpful either. It didn't help that this was a 8:50am class. I got a good grade, but I feel like I learned nothing. I wish I could have chosen another stats course.
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451STAT · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Wang is a great teacher. He is easy to understand and explains things really well. He is good at explaining the hard stuff and the good stuff, as well. It is easy to get an A and the exams are pretty straightforward. Great teacher! Try to get him if you can!
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MATH/STAT 309
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
The "required" textbook was never used once, so don't buy it. Wang is at time difficult to understand. I had taken Math 431 (Theory of Probability) before this class, so I had a pretty good grasp on the material, but I could see it being difficult for those without much of a stats background. Exams are basically the same as the practice ones.
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Classes with YAZHEN WANG

STAT 990

Research

1–12 credits

STAT 990 is an independent research and writing course for graduate students under faculty supervision.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Kris SankaranRishabh Dudeja+29 more

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Spring 2026STAT 990Research
Fall 2025STAT 990Research
Fall 2025STAT 992Seminar
Spring 2025STAT 990Research
Spring 2025STAT 992Seminar
Fall 2024STAT 990Research
Spring 2024STAT 990Research
Spring 2024STAT 992Seminar
Fall 2023STAT 990Research
Spring 2023MATH/STAT 710Mathematical Statistics II
Spring 2023STAT 990Research
Fall 2022STAT 990Research
Spring 2022MATH/STAT 710Mathematical Statistics II
Spring 2022STAT 990Research
Fall 2021STAT 990Research
Fall 2020STAT 461Financial Statistics
Fall 2020STAT 801Advanced Financial Statistics
Fall 2020STAT 990Research
Spring 2020MATH/STAT 710Mathematical Statistics II
Spring 2020STAT 990Research
Fall 2019STAT 461Financial Statistics
Fall 2019STAT 990Research
Spring 2019STAT 990Research
Fall 2018STAT 990Research
Spring 2018STAT 990Research
Fall 2017MATH/STAT 709Mathematical Statistics I
Fall 2017STAT 990Research
Spring 2017MATH/STAT 710Mathematical Statistics II
Spring 2017STAT 990Research
Fall 2016STAT 990Research
Spring 2016STAT 990Research
Spring 2016STAT 992Seminar
Fall 2015MATH/STAT 709Mathematical Statistics I
Fall 2015STAT 990Research
Spring 2015MATH/STAT 710Mathematical Statistics II
Spring 2015STAT 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2015STAT 990Research
Fall 2014MATH/STAT 709Mathematical Statistics I
Fall 2014STAT 479Special Topics in Statistics
Fall 2014STAT 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2014STAT 990Research
Spring 2014MATH/STAT 710Mathematical Statistics II
Spring 2014STAT 990Research
Fall 2013MATH/STAT 709Mathematical Statistics I
Fall 2013STAT 479Special Topics in Statistics
Fall 2013STAT 990Research
Spring 2013MATH/STAT 710Mathematical Statistics II
Spring 2013STAT 990Research
Fall 2012MATH/STAT 309Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics I
Fall 2012MATH/STAT 709Mathematical Statistics I
Fall 2012STAT 990Research
Spring 2012MATH/STAT 310Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics II
Spring 2012STAT 990Research
Fall 2011MATH/STAT 309Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics I
Fall 2011MATH/STAT 709Mathematical Statistics I
Fall 2011STAT 990Research
Spring 2011MATH/STAT 310Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics II
Spring 2011STAT 699Directed Study
Spring 2011STAT 990Research
Fall 2010MATH/STAT 309Introduction to Probability and Mathematical Statistics I
Fall 2010STAT 701Applied Time Series Analysis, Forecasting and Control I
Spring 2010STAT 311Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics I
Fall 2009STAT 312Introduction to Theory and Methods of Mathematical Statistics II

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