Dr. Zanontian was a great professor. I thought that this class felt like it had quite a bit of busy work (biweekly labs, weekly homework, and weekly quizzes and participation polls because of COVID-19). That being said, Dr. Zanontian was extremely lenient and understanding throughout the quarter, and the midterm and final were both extremely doable if you prepare well.

Professor Zanontian responded to all of my emails throughout the quarter, including when there was a grading discrepancy on one of my HWs & when I emailed her during our midterm because I needed clarification on one of the questions (I emailed her at 6 pm & was worried she wouldn't respond by the midterm deadline, but she did!). She was also extremely lenient about dropping assignments. She let us drop our lowest quiz, HW, AND lab assignment for this quarter, which I thought was generous. She was willing to go over anyone's midterm with them & explain to them why they got questions wrong. I thought the midterm & final were pretty straightforward if you understand the concepts, with a handful of "tricky" questions thrown in. Attendance during lecture and discussion wasn't required, but if you attended discussion & lost points on your lab assignments, you'd get a 1 point boost, but you could never get over 100%. Also, we got like 4-5 HOURS for our midterm/final which was way more time than normally allotted, so I think she genuinely wanted us to do our best on these assessments.

Overall, the professor was really nice and accommodating, and I thought the class material was pretty straightforward & easy to learn (I just read the textbook).

Easy class if you have AP Stats. This class is essentially AP Stats concepts plus some programming in R. The TA, Kexin Li, is very helpful and is willing to go over any questions you have about the labs (5 in total), homework (weekly), and quizzes (weekly). Attendance is not required, but attending discussion sections gives you extra credit for the labs. EC only compensates for lost points and does not put you beyond 100%. 1 lab, 1 homework, and 1 quiz are dropped. Both the midterm and the final are not hard. There are a couple of confusing questions in the midterm, but the class overall is very straightforward. 10/10

Professor Zanontian was amazing! There were live/recorded lectures and were filled with lots of examples! The labs were easy, just watch the lab lectures! The midterm had a few tricky questions, so I would say don't over think the questions! The final seemed a lot easier in my opinion because topics from the first half of the quarter were tied to topics in the latter half! Make sure to try and get full credit on quizzes and homework because they make up a big portion of your grade!

If you have any stats experience then the class material is very easy. Weekly homework and quizzes, but they are quick assignments. If you are learning stats for the first time, this professor is engaging and gives good notes.

To preface, I was worried going into a math-related course having spent a few years without taking a math course. I had never taken a stats class before, but I spent two weeks learning a little bit of it in high school. I was surprisingly happy to find how well I adapted to the class and coursework.

ABOUT THE COURSE: The course was what you would expect it to be- STATISTICS. There are a lot of formulas and once you feel like you've mastered one, you are already onto the next couple of topics and formulas. Lectures were recorded, but like most professors will say, it is honestly best to attend the live lectures because there are interactive practice questions in the slides and it was really helpful to ask real-time questions and get responses. Each lesson is filled with new weekly material so each one is very important. It may feel overwhelming at times, especially if you are balancing 3/4/5 other courses, but it is manageable and Professor Zanontian is truly kind and accommodating.

WEEKLY HOMEWORK (20%): There was a weekly homework assignment, with questions from the online textbook. The textbook IS REQUIRED, BUT a little copy of the textbook may or may not have been provided on the CCLE site. The homework assignments weren't too difficult and it was actually helpful going to office hours with Professor Zanontian because she is so sweet and not condescending and will take the time to help you out/guide you in the right direction with homework questions.

WEEKLY QUIZZES (20%): There were weekly quizzes on the material learned in the class that week. They were mostly multiple choice, and straightforward. These quizzes were a great way to gain insight on how statistic questions are posed and help in preparation for the midterm and final. All quizzes are TIMED and I think(?) that were allotted 20 or 30 minutes for 10 questions each week.

MIDTERM (20%): I got an 85% on my midterm. I was thrown off guard a bit on the content because I hadn't really practiced or dedicated too much time into the course. There were around 10 questions on the midterm that most students got wrong. What was helpful was that Professor Z held a session to chat about the problems we missed individually as students. The class average was an 86%.

BI-WEEKLY LABS [every other week] (15%): I had the most trouble with the labs. You will have to use a coding program called "R". The labs are essentially spaces to learn how to code to produce histograms and such and to perform statistical calculations. Honestly, I really struggled with some labs if it weren't for my TA's detailed explanations. Eventually, I was able to figure out half of the labs on my own, but they weren't too easy. Thankfully, there are only 5 labs in the course.

FINAL (25%): We were allotted MORE THAN ENOUGH time for the final so no worries about not finishing on time in the online space with glitches and all. I studied a decent amount for the final and did many practice problems (practice problems are the way to go, but you already knew that). I got a 96% and the class average was once again an 85%.

Professor Zanontian dropped the lowest quiz, homework, and lab grade, but usually she would only drop one quiz and homework grade pre-COVID. She is an amazing human and she is very patient, like elementary-school teacher patient. You will be able to succeed in this class for sure with Professor Z.

If you took AP Stats, this class is super easy. That being said, Professor Zanontian is still a great professor and teaches well. She assumes you don't have any prior stats knowledge and lectures super clearly, so even if you haven't taken stats yet you should be fine. Weekly assignments include a homework and quiz which don't take too long and are not difficult. There's also a coding lab due every two weeks, but it's pretty basic and your TA goes through most of the answers during lab section. There's one midterm and a final, but they're very straightforward as well.

If you're gonna take stats, try your best to take it with Dr. Zanontian. She's an absolute godsend! Her slides were very clear (you don't rly need the book except for homework problems, so just find a pdf and you're good), no participation/attendance necessary, homework was minimal, labs were basically spoon-fed to us (shoutout to Jireh, legendary TA), and lab attendance gave you extra credit (applicable to labs only tho) instead of being mandatory for participation! Quizzes were tricky at first because of the wording, but once you get the hang of it you'll do better, I swear; exams felt easier than the quizzes sometimes, honestly.

Extremely stress-free when you take stats with Dr. Zanontian, because she structures her class to keep it that way. I appreciate her so much and wish I could take another class with her. Definitely worth waiting 4 quarters to finally get a pass that was early enough to allow me to enroll into hers lmao

Dr. Zanontian is a kind professor who gives her students ample opportunity to succeed. In my case, my quarter was very busy with other things so I didn't give this class enough time. If you do not have a strong statistics background or your mind doesn't wrap around these concepts as efficiently, you will need to invest some time to understand the concepts. If I had done that more, I would easily have gotten an A instead of an A-.

Homework and lab grades matter, and they are not based on completion but correctness, so make sure that you take the time to get all of the answers correct. That just means that you will have more buffer for the exams when they come around.

Exams are not difficult and are very fair. All material is based on the concepts that Dr. Zanontian taught, and she doesn't include anything else or any trick questions.

I would definitely take this class again, even if statistics isn't my favorite subject, and just pay a little bit more attention! It's very easy, so don't worry about it at all.

This class was very easy, especially if you've taken AP Stats (the course is almost identical, the only new information is learning R in lab). The lectures and discussions/labs do not require attendance, the lecture slides are posted (lectures are not recorded), and you can also attend the discussions/labs via Zoom. The two exams were online and open book, so as long as you understand the material those exams are very doable. Overall, I'm not super interested in stats (this was a required class for me), but it was an easy A and easy overall.