On the one hand I spent $1395 to take this course. On the other hand, I went to half the lectures, didn't pay attention, and got an A+.

More seriously, the professor seemed clear and nice, but the course is not up to UCLA standards. But maybe I just feel this way because I'm a math major taking stats 10 as a life sciences GE ;)

Easy Peasy

Professor Chen is the nicest professor I have ever had, he cares a lot about his students and is passionately in love with Statistics. This class is a great introductory statistics course, and it is very easy whether you have taken a stats class before or not.

Miles Chen is such a sweetie and is so passionate about statistics BUT I definitely thought the class was a bit boring. Like many people I had to take this class as a pre req for my major and I think if you have to take the class he's the guy to take it with. His lectures were a bit boring but very straight forward and never confusing. The only tricky part of the class was the coding aspect, but it was all the basics and attending office hours or even just meeting with TA's in discussion sections they would kind of guide you through each lab assignment. My laziness and summer attitude made this class a mild challenge for me, but I definitely think if you put in a little effort that it is pretty clear and easy.

I really like Miles and this he is a great professor however this class is hard. He screen records all of his lectures so you can go back if you miss one or need to review but he does take attendance in class. He gives 6 homework assignments and you have about a week and a half to do each. START EARLY. They are tough and take a long time to do. Go to your TA for help. Miles is very strict about not looking at other student's code but the TA can be more lenient. His midterm is difficult but he gives a practice midterm and the structure and types of questions are basically the same. The material taught after the midterm is totally different (less coding heavy and more concept-based). His final is not at all like the midterm (not cumulative) and is much easier. Overall I really enjoyed this class even though it was difficult.

After taking STATS 102A with Professor Chen, I was excited to have him again for STATS 102B, and he did not disappoint. While STATS 102A had a heavy coding emphasis, this class focused more on algorithms and the math behind said algorithms. For the midterms--particularly the second one--I was pressed for time, but that was the only uncomfortable part of the course. Having taking STATS 101C prior to this class, it was an enjoyable experience; 101C and 102B have quite a bit of overlap. In fact, I would term 102B as "coding 101C," which I enjoyed because it allowed me to better understand how these algorithms actually work rather than simply filling out a template with defaults. STATS 102B is one of the more important classes in the stats major, and Professor Chen made it a great experience.

He is a great professor. Explaining things so clearly with his lecture slides. Tbh his clarity made the class so easy that you don't really have to study for it or attend lectures. Also if you have programming experiences, the assignments will be very easy as well. Overall, great professor, super easy class!

Chen is a nice prof!!

In the STATS10, you will get the free credits for the assignment. But I still recommend you to finish it after the lecture. It's similar to the question in the midterm or the final.

He doesn't curve students' grades. It's not difficult to get an A in this class. But if you want an A+. It may take you some effort and luck. May you need a 98 or higher.

Chen will upload the lecture video on Youtube, and students don't have to attend the lecture. He usually speaks very clearly, so even students with poor English skills can watch his lecture at 2x speed. Such as me. My English sucks.

If you have studied STATS in AP, the class will be easy for you. If you haven't, just feel easy to take it.

Pay attention in class, do the homework, and you'll get an A.

I would rec! Pretty easy if you give semi attention in class. when i took it, it was structured:

You can watch it on youtube if you want but he'll randomly say 3 letters during the video and you had to write it down and do a quiz later. that way he knows you participated. There were optional problems and then a quiz at the end of the week. the quiz is pretty easy if you do the work. I forgot if its a weekly lab project or a biweekly project but your ta normally goes over it with you. it might be a little confusing in the beginning if you don't know R.

I felt like the exams were fair and not trying to trick you. it's pretty easy to get an A if you're proficient in algebra.

I loved this class!!! Miles Chen is a great statistics lecturer and is also really nice, funny, and down-to-earth. It was exactly like my high school stats class and I was good at stats, so I will say, it might be harder for those who are not math-inclined. But if you do generally like stats, it's a great course. The labs were fairly easy because the TA pretty much walks you through it, but working with R (the coding language) can be really tricky and foreign. There were weekly quizzes on Gradescope which were really straightforward too if you understood the concepts from lecture. On the midterm and final, we were given plenty of time to complete 50 multiple choice questions and they were totally fair assessments. Great class!