PSYCH 100A
Psychological Statistics
Description: Lecture, four hours. Requisites: course 10 with a grade of C or better, and one course from Mathematics 2, Program in Computing 10A, Statistics 10, or one term of calculus. Designed for premajors. Basic statistical procedures and their application to research and practice in various areas of psychology. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2023 - TLDR: pick a different professor if you can Stigler was an okay professor... It was a flipped classroom where we used a thing called Jupyter Notebook through bruinlearn to learn R and then during lecture, he would just code on a separate website and we would just have to copy it down and submit it. The class is super easy when it comes to completing work and submitting things but when it comes to the tests everything is different. All we did during class and homework was code R, but the test would ask questions about statistics. None of it felt connected and I never knew what to expect on a test because the first midterm was super easy multiple choice but then the second midterm and final were multiple choice questions based on the code we make. Unfortunately, I ended with a C- so I have to retake the class for my major which is annoying because my friends who took 100A this quarter with the other professor said it was the easiest class ever. Stigler also would be really rude to his students when they didn't participate, he would just pick on people and say "you answer this because I made eye contact with you" or he would just make mean and snarky remarks about how no one is participating but its literally just because no one has any idea what is going on. There are two grading schemes, they try both and then apply the one that gives you the higher grade. Method 1: homework (10%), midterm 1 (20%), midterm 2 (25%), final (40%), Jupyter (5%) Method 2: homework (10%), midterm 1 (20%), midterm 2 (30%), final (40%), Jupyter (0%) 1% extra credit if you participate in a study but according to him, he only does this sometimes.
Winter 2023 - TLDR: pick a different professor if you can Stigler was an okay professor... It was a flipped classroom where we used a thing called Jupyter Notebook through bruinlearn to learn R and then during lecture, he would just code on a separate website and we would just have to copy it down and submit it. The class is super easy when it comes to completing work and submitting things but when it comes to the tests everything is different. All we did during class and homework was code R, but the test would ask questions about statistics. None of it felt connected and I never knew what to expect on a test because the first midterm was super easy multiple choice but then the second midterm and final were multiple choice questions based on the code we make. Unfortunately, I ended with a C- so I have to retake the class for my major which is annoying because my friends who took 100A this quarter with the other professor said it was the easiest class ever. Stigler also would be really rude to his students when they didn't participate, he would just pick on people and say "you answer this because I made eye contact with you" or he would just make mean and snarky remarks about how no one is participating but its literally just because no one has any idea what is going on. There are two grading schemes, they try both and then apply the one that gives you the higher grade. Method 1: homework (10%), midterm 1 (20%), midterm 2 (25%), final (40%), Jupyter (5%) Method 2: homework (10%), midterm 1 (20%), midterm 2 (30%), final (40%), Jupyter (0%) 1% extra credit if you participate in a study but according to him, he only does this sometimes.
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Fall 2025 - Definitely a really time consuming class, so definitely be mindful and set a schedule so you spend equal amounts of time studying for all of your classes because there's a lot to know about this class. His lectures were interesting and engaging. Definitely have to attend class everyday and CANNOT skip a class. He does give extra credit if you participate in one of the studies also there is a SPLASH Zone where you will need to sit in the front on the day you're assigned and you will have a name tag and he will call on you twice so you definitely have to be prepared for that but its okay, There is 1 project at the end of the course due when you have your final. You have cheat sheets available to make but (its one sided only). Weeks 1-4 are pretty easy but after week 4 you definitely have to lock-in there or else you will be lost the whole quarter!! Every exam is cumulative so if you don't know anything you will fail every exam. There are 2 midterms and 1 Final and a final Project. Definitely ATTEND CLASS because you have to turn in a "jupyter notebook" each class and it does count towards your grade and every point counts especially for this class! Also attend your discussion because attendance does count and it'll help boost your grade because if you attend more than 8 you get extra credit.
Fall 2025 - Definitely a really time consuming class, so definitely be mindful and set a schedule so you spend equal amounts of time studying for all of your classes because there's a lot to know about this class. His lectures were interesting and engaging. Definitely have to attend class everyday and CANNOT skip a class. He does give extra credit if you participate in one of the studies also there is a SPLASH Zone where you will need to sit in the front on the day you're assigned and you will have a name tag and he will call on you twice so you definitely have to be prepared for that but its okay, There is 1 project at the end of the course due when you have your final. You have cheat sheets available to make but (its one sided only). Weeks 1-4 are pretty easy but after week 4 you definitely have to lock-in there or else you will be lost the whole quarter!! Every exam is cumulative so if you don't know anything you will fail every exam. There are 2 midterms and 1 Final and a final Project. Definitely ATTEND CLASS because you have to turn in a "jupyter notebook" each class and it does count towards your grade and every point counts especially for this class! Also attend your discussion because attendance does count and it'll help boost your grade because if you attend more than 8 you get extra credit.
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