Maria Cha is the nicest professor I have ever had. The material is pretty easy and everything is on the slides. I feel like how well you do on the midterms is dependent on how well you've prepped your cheat sheets. There's no final which is really nice, so you can focus on other finals during finals week. The material on the second midterm is definitely harder than the first just because there's a lot more formulas and scenarios to keep track of, but as long as you pay attention to the lectures and write it all down on your cheat sheet for the midterm you will be completely fine. This was a really calm, relaxing GE to take during winter quarter.

If you have taken AP Stats and you are looking for an easy A, take Stat 10 with Professor Cha. Besides I have to go to every single lecture due to clickers, this class makes my life so much easier. Her slides are very helpful.

Grade breakdown:
Exams: 60% total, 30% each
Online Quizzes: 20% total out of 8 quizzes (and then drop your lowest 2 scores)
Participation: 4%, received by answering at least one clicker question during lecture
Lab: 16% total (4% each lab assignment) drop lowest score out of 5

The lab is absolutely nothing to worry about. In lab all you do is code in R (coding program). It's not hard at all though because the TA does all the work and all you have to do is copy it into your own laptop. I did work for other classes while my TA explained stuff and just looked up when she would scroll down so I could copy down more code. That being said, the lab didn't really have much to do with lecture. It used the same statistical concepts but you won't need to code for exams or anything on the concepts from class aren't really elaborated on, just shown with code. Pretty much a free 16%.

Quizzes aren't too bad either and you get to drop your lowest two scores. You have the weekend to do it on your own time online and so you can use your notes and everything. Good place to study from for the midterm and final.

I didn't really pay attention during lecture but still came out with a B so the class isn't all the bad, especially if you've taken AP Stats or something (unlike myself). Would recommend. Professor Cha is really nice.

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If you took AP Stats, you're set for this class. If you didn't take AP Stats and stats is a completely new concept to you, you'll still be fine because Professor Cha does a really good job of explaining things. If you have any questions, she's very patient and puts a lot of effort into ensuring that you thoroughly understand whatever you're learning. She also posts lecture slides online, so you can always refer back to those too. You'll still have to attend lecture because of iClicker questions, but I usually just left class after the first iClicker question; you only need to answer once to get credit for the day. Stay for the entire lecture if you're learning something new though! I think it would be more useful to hear her teach instead of just reading off of the slides.
Each week you get a quiz, and every two weeks you are assigned a lab. Both are easy. For the quiz, you can look at the slides if you need to. For the lab, you work on it in your discussion section with your TA; while discussions aren't mandatory, you should definitely attend if you're working on a lab that day. The labs are done through this confusing program called Fathom, and you'll need to see the TA do it to understand how to navigate the system. And besides, the TA will basically be giving you all the answers you need for the lab, so why not attend?
The most important piece of advice I have for people taking this class is to KNOW WHAT YOUR CALCULATOR CAN DO. Since I took AP Stats in highschool, I knew all the shortcuts and functions my graphing calculator (TI-84) could perform and I didn't really need to use the formula sheet that Professor Cha gave. I'm not exaggerating when I say that the graphing calculator can literally cut your work time in half.

If you took statistics in high school this is very similar to that, probably easier. Cha is a really good professor and the material isn't that hard to comprehend, as long as you just go over your notes and study for the midterm and final. Discussions aren't mandatory, but if you want help on the labs every week then take advantage of it. There are also quizzes every week but they're easy as long as you went to lecture or took notes from the textbook. The midterm was very easy and the final was pretty hard but there is a very generous curve. If you want something not that challenging and it's a prereq for your major, I highly recommend this class.

Professor Cha is very kind and helpful. She is a good lecturer, but the material can be kind of boring and slow, but that's just how it is. She gives a lot of chances for redemption. She drops the lowest lab grade, which you normally get full credit just for doing, she drops the two losest quiz grades, and she allows you to miss one day's worth of clicker points. Attendance is somewhat required but it only makes about 5% of the grade if I recall, so it's not a make it or break it. My only concern taking her class is that she doesn't curve the final grades unless the average is below 75% (which will not happen) and she does not give extra credit. That being said you have to be precise on the midterms to get a desirable grade. If you make small mistakes that add up, its kind of a "tough luck" situation.

Stats 10 is a great course to take either as ge or stats course. really basic content in stats. But in the later chapters you need to pay more attention to the details. overall it is very easy as long as you follow her in class. Very minimum workload, only weekly quizzes. two midterms not cumulative and she allows one-page written cheat sheet.

If you have taken AP Stats no worries as this class is easier in my opinion. Tests are very fair and you can write all the things you need on a sheet of paper.

This class is fairly easy, up until after the first midterm, after which the class gets way harder if you have fallen into bad habits (like me). Cha is an extraordinarily nice person however and really takes great care to always stop and see if there are any questions, and she will explain the material until she feels that everyone knows what is going on. There are biweekly labs due and weekly online quizzes, as well as clicker questions in class to check for participation. She also posts recommended practice problems from the textbook, but they are never checked. A formula sheet is allowed for her exams.

Some questions were weirdly worded on tests. If you've taken AP Stats (which I did before) then you should be fine if you brush up a little bit before exams. Also, knowing how to input everything into the calculator is pretty helpful because most of the time if you enter things wrong into the calculator you won't get an answer on the test because it's multiple choice and assumes you will make your mistakes doing it by hand. Other than that, I didn't pay too much attention in lectures but still did fine.