STATS 10
Introduction to Statistical Reasoning
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; computer laboratory, two hours. Preparation: three years of high school mathematics. Not open for credit to students with credit for course 12, 13, or 15. Introduction to statistical thinking and understanding, including strengths and limitations of basic experimental designs, graphical and numerical summaries of data, inference, regression as descriptive tool. P/NP or letter grading.
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Winter 2024 - Grade Distribution: Homework: 10% Labs: 10% Weekly Quizzes: 10% Midterm: 35% Final Exam: 35% --- Overall, Dr. Maierhofer is a very engaging lecturer and although I personally didn't find STATS 10 to be very engaging it is clear that he wants his students to succeed in the class. First, he gives three extra credit opportunities by either winning the Kahoot in the lecture, finding a mistake in his slides, or the end of the quarter extra credit assignment. During lecture, he definitely tries to make class engaging and as a person who never took AP stats I struggled at first but it slowly became easier to understand. I didn't find the book helpful so I didn't buy it. The homework near the end of the quarter got harder but it was still pretty easy. The labs were probably the hardest part but the TAs essentially walk you step by step so its manageable (especially Makenna Pollon!) And the quizzes can be retaken, so you shouldn't get anything less than 100%. And the lowest homework, lab, and quiz are all dropped. Overall, what I struggled the most is the midterm and final exam. The test is around 33 multiple choice questions and Dr. Maierhofer was extremely generous in allowing us a one page cheat sheet. But you are only allowed an hour for the each exam. I really struggled with the time when taking both the midterm and final exam. However, I still think Dr. Maierhofer is the best teacher if you want to take STATS 10. --- GEs fulfilled by this class: Foundations of Scientific Inquiry: Life Sciences Foundations of Scientific Inquiry: Physical Sciences
Winter 2024 - Grade Distribution: Homework: 10% Labs: 10% Weekly Quizzes: 10% Midterm: 35% Final Exam: 35% --- Overall, Dr. Maierhofer is a very engaging lecturer and although I personally didn't find STATS 10 to be very engaging it is clear that he wants his students to succeed in the class. First, he gives three extra credit opportunities by either winning the Kahoot in the lecture, finding a mistake in his slides, or the end of the quarter extra credit assignment. During lecture, he definitely tries to make class engaging and as a person who never took AP stats I struggled at first but it slowly became easier to understand. I didn't find the book helpful so I didn't buy it. The homework near the end of the quarter got harder but it was still pretty easy. The labs were probably the hardest part but the TAs essentially walk you step by step so its manageable (especially Makenna Pollon!) And the quizzes can be retaken, so you shouldn't get anything less than 100%. And the lowest homework, lab, and quiz are all dropped. Overall, what I struggled the most is the midterm and final exam. The test is around 33 multiple choice questions and Dr. Maierhofer was extremely generous in allowing us a one page cheat sheet. But you are only allowed an hour for the each exam. I really struggled with the time when taking both the midterm and final exam. However, I still think Dr. Maierhofer is the best teacher if you want to take STATS 10. --- GEs fulfilled by this class: Foundations of Scientific Inquiry: Life Sciences Foundations of Scientific Inquiry: Physical Sciences
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Prof Paul is just a nice guy who really enjoys stats. I admit, sometimes he chooses not to comment on some questions because he does not know the answer, but really, this is an intro course, and that's exactly what he teaches you. I thought he did an excellent job of explaining why calculations were done and the reasons behind certain processes. I hated stats because all I knew how to do were mechanical calculations the book told me to do, but now I actually understand why they are done. The exams are easy, and I disagree with the other person that said he never taught what he tested on. If you go to lecture, he gives examples and if you bother to write them down, you'll notice that he uses those exact examples with different numbers on the tests. Sure he might not be the smartest guy, but he knows how to teach you what you need to know for stats 10.
Prof Paul is just a nice guy who really enjoys stats. I admit, sometimes he chooses not to comment on some questions because he does not know the answer, but really, this is an intro course, and that's exactly what he teaches you. I thought he did an excellent job of explaining why calculations were done and the reasons behind certain processes. I hated stats because all I knew how to do were mechanical calculations the book told me to do, but now I actually understand why they are done. The exams are easy, and I disagree with the other person that said he never taught what he tested on. If you go to lecture, he gives examples and if you bother to write them down, you'll notice that he uses those exact examples with different numbers on the tests. Sure he might not be the smartest guy, but he knows how to teach you what you need to know for stats 10.
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Professor Read is one of the worst professors I've taken this year. Not only is he absolutely boring but he makes everything seem harder and more tedious than it really is. I didn't know one person in the class who understood what he was doing. His notes don't correspond with the homework and neither the notes nor the homework correspond with the tests. If possible, stay away from this guy's class.
Professor Read is one of the worst professors I've taken this year. Not only is he absolutely boring but he makes everything seem harder and more tedious than it really is. I didn't know one person in the class who understood what he was doing. His notes don't correspond with the homework and neither the notes nor the homework correspond with the tests. If possible, stay away from this guy's class.
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Fall 2015 - I am a stats major so I knew everything before the course. Had I not been a stats major, I would not have been able to follow the course because the Professor has no idea what he is talking about. Plus, he doesn't understand some of the concepts he teach (standard error vs standard deviation and anova and such) so it is painstaking watching him crash and burn. If I met him outside of class, I wouldn't have noticed him.
Fall 2015 - I am a stats major so I knew everything before the course. Had I not been a stats major, I would not have been able to follow the course because the Professor has no idea what he is talking about. Plus, he doesn't understand some of the concepts he teach (standard error vs standard deviation and anova and such) so it is painstaking watching him crash and burn. If I met him outside of class, I wouldn't have noticed him.
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