This class was not as nearly bad as I thought it was going to be. When enrolling and reading the reviews, I was prepared for the worst. However, the tests were exceptionally fair, if you do the HW problems and practice problems that he gives you, you should be fine on the MCQs and the free response questions. He also provided us with free response examples during the lectures before the midterms which were almost identical to the ones on the midterms. I would say that lecture is not very useful since the professor sort of skims through each slide. If you want to make use of the professor or the TAs, I would suggest going to office hours. The textbook for the class is very important and provides clarity in regions that are ignored or briefly discussed in class. I would highly recommend reading it and doing the practice problems as that will help you get a firm understanding of the material and are similar or exactly the type of questions on the exams. There was no mandatory HW for this class but as I mentioned there are suggested HW problems which you should do. The labs themselves are easy, I'm pretty sure whoever grades them does not really look at them since I and most people I know get 100s on them. The discussion sections for this class are not mandatory but I would urge you to go (honestly these are more important than the lectures IMO) since the TAs will practically give you the codes for the labs and the answers for the in class worksheets, both of which are worth a total of 20% of your grade. There are quizzes for this class, but they were online quizzes and there was no time limit so you can take your time to really get the answers. And if you did not get them right the first time, you get two tries and the answers were given after your first attempt. However, the your scores for the two will average. All in all, this was a very easy course and I often forgot I was taking it. Do not stress too much about it and just do the work. The professor for this class does not really make or break your experience, but if I were to rate his teaching, it would just be average or slightly below average.

He started off the quarter at an extremely slow pace, spending weeks reviewing the basic material that was pretty much a repeat of EE131A or equivalent probability courses. This caused him to go waaay too fast when covering the new concepts later on, in order to make up for lost time. You get no more out of the lectures than if you were to stay at home reading the textbook, and to top it all off the TA was not helpful at all either. Take at your own risk.

He is a very accessible and friendly professor. We had clickers and he was always disappointed even when 99% of the class would get the answer right because he knew at least one person did not understand the material. He really cares about his students and wants everyone to understand Stats. If you need to take a Stats classes, make sure you take it with him. Ps Eric Fox is an awesome TA

The best professor I've had so far. I feel he is everywhere whenever u needed help. As long as you asked him, he is happy to answer every question. And the lecture is very clear and organized. Plus, he would check your final for you!!!!!!!! what professor would do that??????????? Take HIM, you won't be regretted!!!!

I disagree with the poster below. The lab exams were not difficult - if you were able to complete the weekly lab assignments, the exams should've been quite easy. However, I do think that the TAs were a bit picky when it came to grading.

The midterms weren't too bad. If you go over his lecture slides and read the book thoroughly, you should be fine. The final, however, was a bit brutal. The multiple-choice questions were decent, but the free-response section was tedious and quite lengthy.

He is a very nice professor! His two lab exams are just tedious and insane. I really dislike the lab exams because the TAs are pretty harsh at grading it. Nice professor but definitely not easy because he doesn't curve at all.

The material is what makes his class tough. He is a very laid back professor and it will require a lot of work on your part to get a good grade in his class. He sure gave me a run for my money and when I walked out of his final, I walked out with my head held high because I gave it everything I had. He challenged me and for that I am grateful. Take him if you want to not only learn Stats but learn the value of a grade.

I had this course for my GE and it's ridiculously easy. The homework is a bit hard but the test is so easy. Just listen what he said on the lecture and that will be on you exam!!!!Do all the homework and memorize all the quiz then you'll get a free A.He said he won't curve but at the end he curves a bit. He's also a great teacher and very concern with his student.

This is by far the worst professor I've had here. He does not care about students or learning and his TAs are both useless. He showed his true colors when he did not want us to ask him questions on how to do the extra credit, which seeing as how his TAs and himself absolutely fail when it comes to explaining something, no one will probably be able to do it. Stay away from this professor, he does not care about you and is only around to lower your GPA if you're a busy person.