Loved Tsiang! He's an amazing lecturer, and made sure that all the concepts he taught were super clear to us. He's also super helpful in office hours! He always told us that our health is of utmost importance, and academics comes second, and not to worry about our grades because he would made sure that our final grade reflected our learning in the end. This way of thinking made me feel a lot better about the class, since I really just focused on learning R Programming, and wasn't that worried about my grade. His tests can be kinda tricky, but if you study the homework closely and also go over some of the example questions he does during lecture, you'll definitely be fine! Tsiang uses Campuswire for this class, which was my savior for homework questions. He also offers a bit of extra credit if you're active enough on Campuswire, so make sure to take advantage of that!

I definitely recommend Tsiang for this course. He is super clear, concise, and straightforward just like the notes that he provides (you don't need to get a textbook). He's also one of the most genuine, caring, and passionate professors I have ever had. He truly cares about his students' learning and their well-being, always reminding them to take care of themselves during exam season and emphasizing that grades are something he needs to worry about, not you. Exams are multiple choice and call for a good amount of detail, but they're really not too challenging if you put enough time for studying (just like most other classes). He also gives several extra credit opportunities, so take advantage of those! Lastly, if you love parks and rec, you'll enjoy his references throughout the quarter.

I feel so fortunate to have taken Stats 10 with Mike. I know Stats 10 is meant to be an easy class, but taking it with such a kind, gracious, and caring professor will make it 1000% more enjoyable. I've never EVER come across a professor that is so thoughtful and caring of his students. Math teachers in particular at UCLA have a "reputation" for being cold, careless, and cruel. Mike, as he liked to be referred as instead of "Professor," is literally the exact opposite. He was the only one of my professors to send out an email during the fires to tell everyone to be safe and that he hoped we were staying healthy and in a good mental space. He is so approachable, so nice, and so giving with his time. His top priority is the mental health of his students, which is something that I wished was more emphasized by professors. He cared about us as individuals, not as a mass of people that he had to lecture at twice a week. I wish all professors were like him. On top of all of that, his slides were well organized, and I have never had a professor who had as quick of a turn-around time for questions as he did. We used Piazza, and within a few minutes the questions I had posted on there were answered by him. The slides are really helpful to study from, and he doesn't require the textbook or the iClickers. Homework isn't collected either, you automatically get 100% in that category, but weekly questions are posted and I would recommend doing them as extra practice (for that, you would need access to a textbook). The breakdown is as follows: 5% homework (not collected), 10% online quizzes (you have unlimited time to take it, but only one attempt and they were weekly unless it was a midterm week), 15% labs (not tough as long as you listen to your TA and ask questions during the lab and are detailed), 20% midterm 1, 20% midterm 2, and 30% for the final. If you have taken AP Stats and legitimately tried/paid attention in that class, this class will be a breeze for you. It was all review and never delved into the detail that AP Stats reached. Overall, if you have to take this class, you would be sorely missing out if you didn't take it with Mike.

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Take stats 10 with Tsiang! He’s so passionate about the subject, and really cares about his students. I have yet to meet another professor who shows this much kindness towards their students. There are two midterms (each 20% of your grade) and one final (30%). The weekly quizzes are worth 10% (lowest one dropped) and the labs are 15% of your grade. Everyone receives the full 5% for homework even though he doesn’t collect any. The midterms were relatively easy, and the final was a bit harder but I didn’t prepare much for it. The averages were low As high Bs for the exams since there were about 25-30 questions for the midterms. Thus, one question wrong is a couple percent off but the tests were extremely fair. Tsiang is also really good at replying to emails or on Piazza, and is ALWAYS willing to help. He really wants the best for his students!

The class is overwhelmingly hard, and I don't recommend anyone taking it. Lectures are clear, but the tests are non-sense. We are tested not on the ability to analyze data by R, but simply some weird rules and edge cases. Homework are good, but gradings are incredibly strict. We can be deducted for more than 10% of homework grade just because of style of coding. As a "fair" CS student who almost got an A in every CS class I took, I still find this class very confusing.

I had no stats background coming in but I thought this class was very fair and doable. Prof Tsiang is relatively new but he lectures well and the slides are well-organized. The labs were a bit annoying and I got marked for little things but everything else including the exams were pretty straightforward. Tsiang really cares about the students and their health. I would recommend Tsiang for Stats 10 and overall it was a decently interesting class. Btw this class is NOT a joke, you still have to put in some studying time obviously. I would say it's on the easier side when it comes to STEM classes but it wasn't a class that I didn't have to study for at all...unless of course you got a 5 on the AP stats exam, then I'm pretty sure it's very basic review.

Professor Tsiang is by far one of the best professors I have had at UCLA. He is such a genuine, kind, man and truly cares about each and every one of his students. He values students' well-being over grades and constantly reminds everyone of how important their mental health and well-being is. His class is extremely fair, very intriguing, and perfectly taught. He's also super funny and make lecture as enjoyable as possible. TAKE STATS 10 WITH TSIANG, you will not regret it!!! Best professor ever.

Wow...... what a quarter. First off, if you do not have any programming experience, the homework is gonna take a lot of your time as it did for me, also the grading rubric for the homework is very specific so you can lose points very easily. Homework was very tedious especially when it had that killer question on each that many students struggled with and had to go to office hours for.

Second, the tests were difficult because of the time constraint and the free response questions. The multiple choice was easy for the most part, but some of it required answers that only you can get from messing with R.

One thing I regret in this class is taking it with a major class that made balancing classes very difficult. With that in mind, if you love R or need this class for your major,minor,etc, and have easy classes to balance this out with . Go for it. As for me, I gonna take a long break because this class sucked out a lot of energy from me. Peace and Love folks.

TAKE THIS CLASS!! I had to take two previous statistics courses, and I didn't learn half as much in those two classes as I did just in Dr. Mike's class this quarter. He genuinely cares about his students, and is one of the best professors, possibly one of the best educators, I have ever been taught by. His love for his students and for UCLA is incredible and if he isn't tenured as soon as possible I'll be speaking personally with Gene Block, because Dr. Mike deserves the best UCLA has to offer. (plus if you like Parks & Rec, he makes a lot of Leslie Knope jokes, which is a plus). Bottom line, if you need a quantitative reasoning GE to be fulfilled, take Stats 10 with Dr. Mike, you won't regret it.