this guys is the most stupid and dum ass prof. ! u know fuck in n i n g nothing about stats! well ~as leat he teaches stats 10 like shit! lots of definitions, lots of stupid things ! stats is stats not some kind of history class ok? he always talks a lot about stats history. The exam is stupid and easy like shit, and the curve is so strict. only 10% can get A, which mean if you loss one tiny mark in the exam can serious affect your chance of getting a. The book Gould published and used in class is bullshit, no focus at all. 90% of his book is like shit!

I struggled in this class, but that's mostly because I'm terrible at math. Gould was a pretty straightforward lecturer, but he's definitely all about understanding concepts. That means that exams aren't set up for you to bs. I was really put off by the fact that the final was only 27 multiple choice questions after the 2 midterms had been free response formats- it left very little room for error. He assigns A LOT of problems for homework, and the labs are a lot of work too. If you get Matt Levinson as your TA, make sure you go to David or Mena's office hours- they're the most effective and are the best at explaining things.

I don't know what's up with all these people ragging on Gould. He's a very fair professor and tests you on what he lectures on in class. His lectures are not dull, but if you have a short attention span (I know I do) they can get boring as he reiterates the same points over and over, which for some students in the class is absolutely necessary.

The homework was far more difficult than the exams in my opinion, and the guy who grades the homework is neither the professor or the TAs which I find incredibly strange. The homework is not graded very fairly though in my opinion, as some people can write down virtually the same answers and get different scores on homework. There is a little too much homework for my liking, but it's definitely manageable. The lowest score on homework gets dropped.

The midterm exams were fair. Not too difficult, but by no means easy either. You get to take in a cheat sheet which helps a lot. I got an B+ on the first midterm and an A on the second. He tests you on what he lectures in class, and the questions are formatted very much like the quizzes you take online every week (which are honestly no big deal as you get two tries at them anyway and they are only five questions long).

The labs were rather time-consuming, but did help reinforce some concepts taught in class, and help serve as buffer points in your grade if you completely bomb a homework assignment.

I'm a little wary about my grade in the class considering a large number of people are doing well in the course, so if he curves it, I'm worried that grades may be deflated, but if it is, I will definitely be back on here to report it.

Otherwise, Stats 10 with Gould is a very manageable class that will come easy to you if you've taken statistics in high school or a different statistics course previously. Even if you haven't, this class is NOT a GPA killer, and as long as you go to discussion, the concepts should be very clear. Gould is very fair and tries very hard to make sure you understand what is covered in lecture and uses plenty of examples to illustrate. If you need to take Stats 10, take it with Gould.

I thought Gould was a really fair professor. He definitely wants his students to learn and is always available when needed for help. The final was easier than the midterms, which was odd, but the class is overall fair. His midterms are a little tricky, but after the first one, you get to know how he words questions and you'll do fine on the next one and great on the final. Statistics in general is a tough and time consuming subject, but with Gould I think you should do fine.

This class is tricky. It starts out okay with a professor who does speak English and with the familiar stuff like mean, median, and mode. Then you're slammed with a MT that looks nothing like the homework or what you're used to.

The next part of the course is about randomness and probability, (harder). It's very step by step - things you learned in the previous chapters show up in the chapters at hand. Another MT (better).

Toward the end you look at large populations and find confidence intervals (harder). It takes a while to become comfortable with this part. Then comes the final (what?). The final has 6 questions with about 5 steps for each question. All of the questions have strange examples you've never seen before. For example, there was a weird question on probability where if the coin landed tails you could either say "no" and tell the truth or "yes" and admit to smoking marijuana. WTF?

I went to his office hours more than a couple of times and it helps (both MTs needed to be regraded). He can clarify some little things but you won't leave confident.

Take this class with him if you want, but I don't trust him.

Prof. Gould is very nice but he is a terrible lecturer. His way of teaching is dull and dry, which makes it very difficult to stay awake in his class. His midterms and final are much harder than any problem you will solve in class and homework. I don't recommend taking his class because his teaching methods are ineffective.

while prof. gould may know how to find standard deviations and z scores in his sleep, he is unable to effectively communicate this knowledge to his students. his lecture were very unorganized; basically, he came to class every day, threw some random examples on the board, and left us confused, to try and figure out the problems on our own using a text straight out of the sixties... while having a good TA would have been helpful, my chico state alumni TA was the opposite of bright. i don't know how he was able to graduate! (hot wheels) going to section was a complete waste of time... the TAs don't even know the answers to the homework because their is a separate grader for the class. there was too much material covered on each individual exam; each question involved multiple parts, and 45 minutes was not enough time to finish either of the midterms. gould might have a love for stats, but his passion for numbers does not equate to good teaching. take this class with lew or davis if you have to take stats 10.