Reviews of professor Jeff McLean

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Mclean is a pretty good lecturer. The homework is using methods of data analysis in R, while the 4 tests are mostly conceptual data analysis questions. The final is then similar to the homeworks. The one complaint I have is that that he really does not give guidance on what to expect on the exams beyond "what we covered on the slides."

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This was his first semester with exams for this class and it is evident that he himself wasn't prepared for them by not grading homeworks in time, by not covering the statistics content that would be on the test (emphasized too much coding during class), and by not providing correct answers after the exams so that students know what they got wrong.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
As a statistics major, this class is honestly not that difficult, but it does take some getting used to. Don't worry about memorizing large chunks of code for exams (you will learn what to prioritize after the first exam). Lots of homework and annoying group projects though.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The class content is not too bad, but there are four midterms, one of which was during the second to last week of class. There is plenty of study material, but homeworks are not graded in time for the exams, so you don't know if you made any mistakes. He doesn't also release answers for homeworks or solutions for the midterms.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I don't think Dr. McLean is intentionally difficult, but our past semester was rough. New paper coding exam format, no practice materials, incredibly late homework grading, rarely answered forum questions, poor slide decks, robotic lecture coding sessions. Course content is relatively chill and will hopefully be ironed out. Disappointing.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Only take if you are a statistics major. Material is fast, but useful. Takes a lot of studying and effort, even with previous coding experience. However, if you are hardworking, study, and take good notes, you can do well in this class. But it definitely is not an easy grade, you have to work for it. He doesn't release exam or homework solutions.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Mclean is a very strict professor for no absolute reason and he has unnecessarily tough standards. He needs to drop the students lowest homework assignment from their grade.