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Raymond Badalian

STATS1 · STAT050 · MATH131 · STATS50 · MATH127B · MATH055 · MATH125 · STAT50 · MATH52 · 44 lifetime ratings

AI rating
70/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
77.78%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you can learn from videos or notes, handle sarcasm, and stay solid on a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProExcel Based StatsSarcastic HumorTest HeavySelf Paced FriendlyNo Textbook Needed
  • Many students say he simplifies stats with Excel and makes the class more passable than traditional sections.
  • funny and chill to some, rude or humiliating to others.
  • Grade depends heavily on a few tests, so independence and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many call the class easy with Excel and practice, but you.

Online comments lean easier; in-person reviews vary more by student independence.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Excel removes formula grind for many, so content feels easier than classic stats once you adapt.

Both formats emphasize self-learning from slides or videos more than dense theory.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Numerous reviews if you watch videos and keep up.

One online review warns that missing Zoom can still lead .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

Take-again near 78% and strong praise for Excel stats outweigh, but do not erase, personality complaints.

Recommendation is stronger in person among students who like his humor; online sample is mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

, yet few graded items leave little recovery if a .

Format shift

; online mentions easy open-resource exams.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

; older terms emphasize practice sets over collected homework.

Format shift

Workload reports vary by era, with recent MATH055 noting more reading and homework.

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Strong explainers and Excel demos sit beside recurring complaints about arrogance, inconsistency, and weak communication.

Format shift

In-person lectures get more praise; online feels more like office-hours plus videos.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Repeated tags and comments describe a as the grade, sometimes with .

Format shift

, though online exams may allow looking things up.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person history is split between praise for Excel teaching and humor versus complaints about ego, rudeness, and .

Main concern

Sarcasm and if you need hand-holding or are easily offended.

What students said

“I love this man, he made STATS so understandable”
STAT50
“Your whole grade dependes on 4 tests. Nothing else is graded.”
STAT50
“He was very rude and dismissive from day 1”
STATS1

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online comments describe self-directed learning with optional or de facto , and weak email response.

Main concern

Sparse online sample and conflicting notes on whether skipping Zoom gets you dropped.

What students said

“ . Pretty easy class.”
MATH055
“ .”
STATS1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams dominate; friendliness depends on format and whether resources or Excel make problems doable.

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

practice sets that mirror exams and little grade recovery outside tests.

Test heavyExcel basedFew graded itemsPractice exams
“Your whole grade dependes on 4 tests. Nothing else is graded.”
STAT50
“ and you'll do fine.”
STAT50

Online

Limited online and relatively easy.

Online examsOpen lookup mentionedSelf paced
“ . Pretty easy class.”
MATH055

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor B made it so easy. Yes, there was homework for each module but if you do the quizzes.”

Voice snapshots generated from 44 reviews spanning many years of STAT and MATH sections. Credibility rating: High.

📊 Excel Teaching Edge

78/100

“No text book or calculator required, everything is done in excel.”

🎭 Polarizing Personality

50/100

“He was very rude and dismissive from day 1”

🧪

40/100

“Your whole grade dependes on 4 tests. Nothing else is graded.”

👍

74/100

“ if you get the chance!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He breaks everything down for you and makes statistics as simple as possible.
  • Hes super sarcastic, so if you're not sarcastic either.
  • Basically an async course with zoom office hours

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Very easy class, and don't .
  • if you do the quizzes.
  • .

Theme 3

💻 About Tools and Structure

  • YOU BASICALLY NEED TO HAVE A LAPTOP IF YOU WANT TO PASS THE CLASS
  • Everything is solved by excel, so definitely not traditional.
  • You don't need the book but you do need a laptop.

Data context

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Analysis sample

44

Recent reviews read by the AI

44

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

44 reviews over many years consistently highlight Excel teaching, humor polarity, and .

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 512
3 out of 55
2 out of 55
1 out of 57

Course coverage

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STATS5012 reviews
MATH0553 reviews
STATS13 reviews
STAT0502 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 2 · A 7

B range

4

B 4

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

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