STATS 140XP
Practice of Statistical Consulting
Description: (Formerly numbered 140SL.) Lecture, one hour; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisites: courses 100B, 101B. Limited to seniors. Opportunity to solve real data analysis problems for real community-based or campus-based clients. Students work in small groups with faculty member and client to frame client's question in statistical terms, create statistical model, analyze data, and report results. Weekly meetings in classroom setting to study basic consulting skills, share experiences, exchange ideas, and make reports. On-site visits as necessary. Courses 140XP and 141XP must be taken in consecutive terms. In Progress grading (credit to be given only on completion of course 141XP).
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2024 - I really like Professor Vivian's way of teaching this course! This class focuses a lot more on soft skills rather than the traditional technical concepts, and the class size is also much smaller than usual, which is a pretty brand new experience for me. The activities we do in class are heavily team-based, so these were very good practices for collaboration and communication. Professor Vivian also took the initiative to know everyone in the class (and even took notes of everyone's behavior during class), which shows that she really cares about everyone. She is overall extremely nice and also very helpful during office hours (you can talk to her about anything). In the end, we have to work on a project that requires the group to make a poster, write a report, and present the findings. Not very hard core, but definitely a fun and practical experience to prepare for something you'll encounter during your future work.
Winter 2024 - I really like Professor Vivian's way of teaching this course! This class focuses a lot more on soft skills rather than the traditional technical concepts, and the class size is also much smaller than usual, which is a pretty brand new experience for me. The activities we do in class are heavily team-based, so these were very good practices for collaboration and communication. Professor Vivian also took the initiative to know everyone in the class (and even took notes of everyone's behavior during class), which shows that she really cares about everyone. She is overall extremely nice and also very helpful during office hours (you can talk to her about anything). In the end, we have to work on a project that requires the group to make a poster, write a report, and present the findings. Not very hard core, but definitely a fun and practical experience to prepare for something you'll encounter during your future work.
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