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Class breakdown:
Homework 10% (lowest dropped)
Labs 9% (lowest dropped)
iClickers 1%
Midterm 25%
Weekly quizzes 25%
Final 30%

LECTURES: Gould knows his stuff (I mean, he wrote the textbook) but I found his lectures to be a little disorganized. The slides were kinda all over the place. Attendance is mandatory and marked with iClicker, but clicker Q's are actually useful for exam studying. Also, I wish that he had gone over more problem solving in class for the homework.
HOMEWORK: Assigned weekly from the textbook. Only five problems are graded. The problems weren't difficult, but again, he doesn't really go over problem solving during lecture. Luckily, many of the solutions can be found within the chapter reading. Graders can also be picky, so go to OH if you want to check your answers. There's a lab quiz at the end of the quarter that also factors into your homework grade, which just requires basic knowledge of using the lab software.
TEXTBOOK: Actually read it. You'll have to anyways to complete the weekly quizzes and do the homework. You're assigned roughly a chapter per week. The readings are not long at all, and I found them to be super helpful and interesting. ALSO, I took really good notes from the textbook (notice headers, boxed/starred information), which I later used to make my exam cheat sheets- all the info I needed to answer the exam questions ended up being on my cheat sheets, so this is one of the very few times that I would actually recommend studying from the textbook over lecture slides.
LABS: I didn't bother attending my lab section because 1) it was at 8 am and 2) you don't really need to. You only need to show up once at the beginning of the quarter to figure out how the heck to log onto the computers (write your log-in credentials on your phone!!!) and at the end of the quarter to take the lab quiz. I ended up buying the Fathom software for $5 online so I could do the labs at home. You're required to buy the lab manual ($6) at the bookstore, and it contains all the instructions and questions to complete the lab.
QUIZZES: Two quizzes each week based on textbook readings, due before each lecture, done on the MyLab Statistics website. They were usually ~5 (super easy) questions with 30 min to complete, but you can typically finish them in <5 min lol. You can also take the quiz twice, and it's the same exact questions, so there is really no excuse to get nothing short of 100% for quiz points. Also, it's 25% of your grade (!!!) so this can easily boost your grade.
EXAMS: Midterm format was essentially all MC + one free response. The free response is not long or difficult at all, and Gould gives you prep ahead of time. Final was all MC, and the material was just a tad more difficult than the midterm, so focus on doing well on the midterm. I wasn't sure on what to expect for his exams at first since he does not give you practice material (sad!), but you only need the homework problems, clicker Q's, and weekly quiz questions to review. If you can follow along his lectures, have an idea of what's going on in the textbook, AND know how to solve the homework problems, you'll probably do fine, since there aren't any curveball questions on the exams. You get a 8.5x11" cheat sheet (front & back) for both the midterm and final.

*General tips to succeed in this class*
1) Do the textbook reading and take extremely good notes
2) Get those easy quiz points
3) Understand big concepts in textbook
4) Learn how to solve the homework problems without help

I did not spend too much studying for this class weekly because the content was not meant to be difficult and smart study habits can go a long way. I've never taken a stats class before yet found this class to be extremely manageable, so I believe anyone can do well in this class. Good luck Bruins!

Gould seemed nice enough, but this class was definitely way more work that it needed to be.

Participation was mandatory since lectures were clickered. There were 2 discussions per week, one in a classroom and one in a computer lab to work on the lab assignments, but I personally never went to discussion unless there was a quiz that week since the TAs weren't that helpful.

He assigned weekly homework out of the textbook which was helpful somewhat in learning the material, but most of it was busy work. Plus, only 5 questions of all the homework was graded each week.

The exams were much harder than the homework, since you'd think if he was assigning weekly homework, the exams would be about the same. The questions on the exams had more difficult and unclear wording. The final seemed more manageable than the midterm, though, in my opinion.

He assigned a quarter-long group project instead of a 2nd midterm, and I personally would've rather had another midterm. We were assigned groups based on discussion sections and had to work in these groups for over half the quarter. The project itself was straightforward enough, but the software we used to grade each other's projects was complicated. There were so many components to each "phase" of the project, and I couldn't keep track of deadlines since there were so many.

I got a C+ on the midterm, an A on the project, and an A- on the final, and I managed an A- in the class. Granted, I didn't put as much effort into this class as I have into other classes. Stats 10 is generally pretty straightforward and manageable, but Gould just assigned a lot of extra work that I've heard other professors don't.

This is the only math class at UCLA that I was able to actually do well in. I was pretty bad at math in high school and I was able to understand the material.Be sure to be attentive on small rules within the theorems and the terminology because that's what proved to be vital for the tests. He lets you use a 8x11 cheat sheet for both the midterm and final. I would strongly recommend to read the textbook because it's pretty good at explaining the concepts. The chapters are like 20 pages long, but it goes by fast because of the many diagrams. He's really approachable during office hours and is able to answer questions one on one with you until you understand it.

For someone who has already taken AP stats and got a 5. This is a lot of meaningless workload.

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A bit of my background:
Highest math taken in highschool: Pre-cal
Major: Sociology
Taking it as a pre-req my senior year in college

A lot of people say this is high school review (this is why some people consider this an easy class) but for some of us, it is not basic information, it is all new. Because of the fast pace of the class, you cannot fall behind, especially if this is all new material. If it is new to you, I recommend signing up for AAP sessions. I could honestly say that if I didn't attend the PLF sessions, I would have had a hard time.
Chapters 1-4 are easy but don't get too comfortable, after the midterm (5-9), things are turned up a notch.
Professor Gould is great at explaining concepts, however, the majority of the math solving was explained in AAP. So attending lecture is great for the tests, but AAP will help with understanding the homework.
Labs are confusing but doable. It just takes some time to understand how to use the software. FYI, im horrible with technology.
HW is also simple (refer to the examples in the back to make sure you're doing them right) but they are time-consuming.
Midterm was trickier than the final because it had free response which are worth more. But its not solving. It is just explaining graphs which can be tricky. I only missed 4 problems but i missed the ones that were worth more.
The final is cummulative but only checks for understanding.

Grading scale:
1 midterm (multiple choice/short answer) 25%
1 group project (counts as 2nd midterm) 25%
1 final (all multiple choice) 30%
9 weekly HW 10%
5 Labs 9%
Participation 1%

How I did on exams:
Midterm 39/50 (C+) 78% (avg was 74%)
Group Project (A) 97% (avg unknown)
Final (34/40) (B+) 85% (avg unknown)

Do all the work and start on your study guides/cheat sheets as you read each chapter and you'll be fine. :)

Im selling the Stats 10 loose-leaf custom edition textbook and lab book!
Very great condition, and I've already highlighted whats important!
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Just like the review below me said, the discussion/lab is basically pointless. At least for my TA, it was probably more harmful since she went ahead to show us partial derivatives to explain/prove a concept while Gould doesn't even test on knowing the formulas. I saw in a review below me that there were two midterms, but there was actually one midterm and one group data project for my class. The midterm was fairly easy with a slight sprinkle of tricky questions. While I understand Gould had good intentions with the data project to have us experience extracting data from an online source and analyzing it, I was stuck with group members that had a very difficult time understanding the concepts and they even almost sent the project with errors on their part. I ultimately had to refine the whole project by myself. Aside from that, the final was the same as the midterm in terms of difficulty.

class is super easy, i never even showed up to disc/lab after the second week bc it is pointless. the lab manual literally tells you how to do the lab and during disc you just go over questions where the answers are in the back of the book.