Surprisingly tough class - no longer take home exams but rather 1 midterm, 1 final and approx. 6 hw - depending on what he has time for. I don't believe he curves the class. Dedicate more time than you think you should for the class and make sure to memorize all the minutiae details from the course material and R and then I think you'll do well in this course.

Gotta love Chen.

Miles has changed, and I hope he's doing alright frankly. Awesome guy I still believe but he's not Smiles Chen at this point in time, I'll say. This class, in particular-- I have no idea what the curriculum even was, as he just bounces randomly around topics. Most unclear course curriculum I've ever taken by far. I actually cannot tell you what it was about in like than 6 sentences. Most pointless and unclear stats course thus far for me.

Great professor who really cares about his students. Fav professor

Professor Chen's exams and homework are hard. But they teach you how to apply your knowledge, which makes the process of completing his assignments highly rewarding. He is approachable during office hours and clear in his lectures. Don't be afraid to ask for help! If you are willing to put in that extra effort, the class will definitely teach you a lot.

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It's pretty much impossible to dislike Professor Chen, as a person as well as a professor. He's just such a nice, caring guy who does a great job of teaching the 102 series. He's also super laid-back. I've been fortunate to have many great professors during my time at UCLA, but he is definitely one of my favorites.

I have always heard great reviews of Chen but as I took his class this quarter, I find it understand why so many people rave about him? He's a good lecturer, its obvious that he's passionate about the topic and we do appreciate that he podcasts his lecture on youtube. On the other hand, his midterm was not fair - we were tested on things we would never be tested on in R. And he no longer does take home test, we had a final in which he graded very strictly on. He seems hard to approach during office hours and came off as annoyed when I asked him a question. Maybe he had an off day or two, but not the greatest impression. We don't seem to be tested on our hw projects, which are very time consuming and the grader takes a really long time to grade and thus its hard to see what we did right / wrong. Maybe he's better for lower div.

Professor Chen is one of my favorite professors at UCLA. His lectures are very clear and assignments are designed to help students understand the materials. The concepts and algorithms covered in this class are very useful and practical. Overall, I highly recommended this class.

I've taken three classes with Professor Chen and I would say this one is the most interesting ones. For the assignments, you are required to build your own tic-tac-toes and Monopoly game with R. I admit that it took me a long time to finish these assignments, but I would say it definitely worth it. His lectures are well-structured and assignments are well-designed for students to understand the concepts. The midterm was a bit hard but the final exam was very fair. As long as you study the notes before the final, you will be good. Overall, I highly recommend STATS 102A with Professor Chen. Definitely one of the best professors at UCLA.