the class was too tedious for its own good. you become jaded and bored as the class progresses so slowly throughout the entire quarter. meanwhile, amid performing repetitive busy work (homework, lab quiz on repeat, not to mention 2 lab exams, 2 midterms, and a ridiculously long final). Professor almohalwas seems to believe that the more problems we cover and the more slides he posts mean he is providing a better education. however, from the questions you hear other students reading in class, it becomes quite apparent that it's all too much material about too little substance being presented at too quick a pace for many students to fully grasp. almohalwas would benefit from focusing on a single example and making absolutely clear each and every step that he is taking once, twice, three times. before moving onto the next problem. the material itself is not very hard. the final however is cumulative and the exam covers pretty much everything, making the final exam both long and a huge pain the ass. by the end of the exam i was so tired of the class that i didn't bother to double check any of my work. summer was waiting

The class wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. All I can really say is that discussion sections and the textbook are important. You get lab and discussion worksheet answers during the discussion sections so make sure you go. The midterms were pretty straightforward and similar to the homework problems he provides.

This class was not as nearly bad as I thought it was going to be. When enrolling and reading the reviews, I was prepared for the worst. However, the tests were exceptionally fair, if you do the HW problems and practice problems that he gives you, you should be fine on the MCQs and the free response questions. He also provided us with free response examples during the lectures before the midterms which were almost identical to the ones on the midterms. I would say that lecture is not very useful since the professor sort of skims through each slide. If you want to make use of the professor or the TAs, I would suggest going to office hours. The textbook for the class is very important and provides clarity in regions that are ignored or briefly discussed in class. I would highly recommend reading it and doing the practice problems as that will help you get a firm understanding of the material and are similar or exactly the type of questions on the exams. There was no mandatory HW for this class but as I mentioned there are suggested HW problems which you should do. The labs themselves are easy, I'm pretty sure whoever grades them does not really look at them since I and most people I know get 100s on them. The discussion sections for this class are not mandatory but I would urge you to go (honestly these are more important than the lectures IMO) since the TAs will practically give you the codes for the labs and the answers for the in class worksheets, both of which are worth a total of 20% of your grade. There are quizzes for this class, but they were online quizzes and there was no time limit so you can take your time to really get the answers. And if you did not get them right the first time, you get two tries and the answers were given after your first attempt. However, the your scores for the two will average. All in all, this was a very easy course and I often forgot I was taking it. Do not stress too much about it and just do the work. The professor for this class does not really make or break your experience, but if I were to rate his teaching, it would just be average or slightly below average.

He started off the quarter at an extremely slow pace, spending weeks reviewing the basic material that was pretty much a repeat of EE131A or equivalent probability courses. This caused him to go waaay too fast when covering the new concepts later on, in order to make up for lost time. You get no more out of the lectures than if you were to stay at home reading the textbook, and to top it all off the TA was not helpful at all either. Take at your own risk.

He is a very accessible and friendly professor. We had clickers and he was always disappointed even when 99% of the class would get the answer right because he knew at least one person did not understand the material. He really cares about his students and wants everyone to understand Stats. If you need to take a Stats classes, make sure you take it with him. Ps Eric Fox is an awesome TA