I didn't like this class at all. Don't be fooled by the "easy A" reviews, this class requires a lot more work than I would have ever thought was necessary for an introduction class. For the record, I've never taken any kind of statistics class so I had no knowledge coming into it and I found the material to be convoluted, like it was being explained in a way to make it harder than it really was.

There are coding assignments due every other week that have nothing to do with anything else in the class, except a project at the very end that serves no purpose besides stressing you out during finals week. If you're lucky, you'll get a TA that gives you all the answers, or will give them to you when you ask. If not... good luck. There are also weekly quizzes and discussion questions, which weren't too bad I guess.

If you do poorly on the midterm and final, make sure you take advantage of the extra credit opportunities that are offered, and try to score high on the assignments and quizzes.

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Wang is a great professor! We had a midterm exam and a project for the final, which was managable. Make sure you go to class for the participation credit!

Wang is a great professor! We had a midterm exam and a project for the final, which was managable. Make sure you go to class for the participation credit!

Do not take this with Wang. The lectures were so long, not engaging in the slightest, not helpful, and I do not think I learned anything. Better off taking STATS 10 with a different professor if possible.

She's so cute I couldn't focus

If you took AP Stats, you can basically not go to class and guarantee yourself an A. This class is free! It’s great! Take it for sure!!!
Honestly, I had an hard grading TA which sucked, but TAs change every quarter and the other TA was a way easier grader, which was unlucky for me but the class basically cushions you for whatever, so it’s allg. I will admit, tho, that I went to my section only once. My TA could’ve been great, and I wouldn’t have known. I just feel like section is so unnecessary for this class— especially two of them a week. There is nowhere near enough content to elicit two sections, but hey if you need them they’re readily available which is great! Honestly another boon for this class if you haven’t taken stats before.
What’s super nice about this class is that, after the midterm, you literally don’t have any pressure on you to learn the content. It’s totally up to you, as the content in the second half of the course isn’t tested at all because there’s no final. Basically, you can tap out after halfway if you ever even had to tap in. The final is a group project which is insanely easy and takes about an hour total to do.
As for the midterm… I found the it to be way more tedious than the practice. It was honestly kind of tricky and not what I anticipated. I think that’s where people miss points in this class— the class can be so insanely easy that you underestimate it. It’s also open note, so talk about non-threatening. The average for my class was a 75%, I believe. Really read carefully, and you’ll do well. Study a bit too if you can.
TLDR; don’t underestimate the midterm and you’ll be set for this class. Take it if you took AP Stats!!!!

I did not like this class. I had a very unhelpful T/A and when I met with the teacher on zoom to ask for help calculating my grade because I was debating dropping the course, she was not helpful. I would not recommend this professor.

This class is ridiculously easy. I basically never went to class and still ended with an A. She is super understanding of you having other classes and so the workload for this class is very light. Also she provides extra credit at the end of the quarter.

This course remained remote for Spring 2022, so I can't say much on how in-person lectures would be. Professor Wang's lectures tend to be quite dry, but she uploads the slides and records the lectures. Weekly quizzes (one attempt) biweekly labs and homework assignments. I went to office hours once and didn't find it that helpful; her responses were curt and didn't help me understand my question any further. The labs are super easy as long as you just copy what the TAs are doing.