Nan Lin

Material in class seems easy and then the exams don't relate to it at all. He expects you to understand the concepts as quickly as he did, even though he has two PhDs. Clearly an intelligent guy, but not a good teacher.

10/3/2023

Worst teacher I've ever had. It's last week of classes and he's over a month behind on grading. Assignments grade you on things he doesn't cover in class or in the book. He expects you teach yourself stats and how to program and penalizes you for not knowing stuff he doesn't teach. I regret taking this class. He's a nice dude tho

12/15/2020

Horrible. It's currently april 17th and none of the assignments have been graded. hes really bad at explaining concepts and offers useless help when you ask. the exams are nearly impossible as are the homeworks because he teaches straight from the book and offers almost no other resources. i regret taking the class

4/18/2020

This Linear Statistical Model class is a renewed version. As a statistician, Lin tried his best to explain the ideas of linear models to wide ranges of students, from undergraduate to PhD students. Homeworks include theoretical proofs and programming questions, both are helpful to exams and pratical usages. Lecture notes are wonderful.

12/29/2012

Lin tries to lecture using powerpoint slides, each with lots of formulas and definitions. He tries to verbally walk through what all the equations mean and how they are used, but he doesn't communicate very clearly. Just accept that you're going to be doing most of your learning through the textbook, and you'll get through the class just fine.

5/13/2012

nice professor

3/4/2012

I've never rated a prof before, but this was the worst course i have ever taken. despite getting an A, I dropped my math major because of Lin. If you like math, don't take this course.

7/15/2009

Not engaged with the class. Lecture attendance is very low - can work from book. Very little outside help - must rely on the TA's.

12/26/2008