He is one of the best professors I have ever taken! Take him if you can, he is so clear and helpful, I was scared to take this class, but he made it so easy to understand. He's super funny and approachable too!

so glad professor trott's bruinwalk profile was updated so i can encourage every interested student to take his class. i think there are very few professors at ucla who are both insanely smart and also kind about it but professor trott is definitely both. i went into this class with 0 knowledge of statistics and he always found a way to explain things to me and i am forever grateful. he's very sweet and wants you to do well!!!! the tests are very manageable, there are weekly quizzes that are simple as long as you review the material. he also offers practice quizzes that aren't mandatory but very helpful for understanding! and study questions at the end of lectures that are also super helpful. if you're nervous to take a stats class like i was, i highly recommend going to office hours as well! he will never make you feel stupid for asking a million questions and will reword concepts for you until you get it. i can't recommend him enough!!!!