Not hard to pull an A because:
1) midterm+final not too hard
2) a good portion of your grade is assignments that you can check with TAs for accuracy if necessary
3) extra credit: up to 0.5% for Campuswire discussion, 0.5% for section/lab attendance (can miss up to 3 sessions), entirety of last lab
4) lowest grades in each portion of grade (quizzes, hw, lab) is dropped
5) no clickers/participation for lecture
6) unrelated to grading, but textbook isn't required though hw assignments refer to it. you can get by with pictures from friends or the pdf
7) some real homies on the Campuswire discussion forum (like Piazza but less ugly) pretty much give answers out to questions if you get stuck on assignments bless yall

Despite all this, I found it harder than a lot of the other LS major prereqs. Before you think poorly of me, this material is SO DRY my constantly chapped lips are like an oasis in comparison. First day of class, "new quarter new me" mentality in place, and I still fell asleep. It's really not Mike's fault that I found the course material boring-- he's a pretty funny guy and not uptight like some profs can be at times. Class attendance at lectures the few times I went was ABYSMAL because you can just watch it on 2x on Bruincast if you want (and still probably nod off while watching the video too).

Not hard to pull an A because:
1) midterm+final not too hard
2) a good portion of your grade is assignments that you can check with TAs for accuracy if necessary
3) extra credit: up to 0.5% for Campuswire discussion, 0.5% for section/lab attendance (can miss up to 3 sessions), entirety of last lab
4) lowest grades in each portion of grade (quizzes, hw, lab) is dropped
5) no clickers/participation for lecture
6) unrelated to grading, but textbook isn't required though hw assignments refer to it. you can get by with pictures from friends or the pdf
7) some real homies on the Campuswire discussion forum (like Piazza but less ugly) pretty much give answers out to questions if you get stuck on assignments bless yall

Despite all this, I found it harder than a lot of the other LS major prereqs. Before you think poorly of me, this material is SO DRY my constantly chapped lips are like an oasis in comparison. First day of class, "new quarter new me" mentality in place, and I still fell asleep. It's really not Mike's fault that I found the course material boring-- he's a pretty funny guy and not uptight like some profs can be at times. Class attendance at lectures the few times I went was ABYSMAL because you can just watch it on 2x on Bruincast if you want (and still probably nod off while watching the video too).

Tsiang was a great professor and made stats manageable. He really cares about his students and is super helpful. Midterm and final are multiple choice but a few of the questions were a little tricky. He allows cheat sheets though which are really useful. Homework can take awhile but he gives a lot of time between due dates, and the lowest grade is dropped. Labs were pretty easy, and the last one was extra credit. There are also weekly online quizzes of 5-9 questions which weren't too bad, and the lowest grade is dropped. Discussion is twice a week but weren't mandatory and counted towards extra credit. Tsiang was pretty funny and tried to make the material engaging, but lectures were kinda boring just because it's stats and a lot of people stopped showing up to class

Great professor and relatively easy class. The homework and lab are busy work but it isn't too much work, especially because some of the labs are bi-weekly. Tsiang is a great professor and if you love Parks n Rec, you have to take this class.

Not sure who the hell is writing these reviews. Maybe this was an off summer for Tsiang, but the guy is not what he is made out to be by this bruinwalk page. People saying he's funny are saying that because every 30 or so minutes in his (painfully dull) 2 hour lectures, he says "aint nobody got time for that" and it wakes a portion of the class up. Maybe that is enough for the kind of people who write bruinwalk reviews to consider him funny. See, I accidentally missed the course evaluation deadline, so now I have to settle for a bruinwalk review in the hopes that it finds whoever tracks the progress of junior lecturers. One positive for Tsiang is that he gives great life advice before tests. He reminds students that mental health, sleep, and overall well-being is far more important than any grade. I respect his thoughts on this. That being said, his tests were still tough and required a lot of preparation. Also, anybody who says he is a "nice guy" or teaches with "good clarity" is either tripping or had a different teacher. This guy is far and above the most condescending teacher I have ever experienced. Though it is hard to tell whether he is robot or human from lecture, when you actually meet with this guy in person, you quickly realize that the attitude he puts out on Campuswire is true to he actually is. Campuswire is an online forum and part of the class is participating on it by asking and answering questions. If you somehow find the patience to rack up 50 upvotes on your responses, you can earn a whopping .5% of extra credit. I swear to you, on every singly discussion topic you click, you can find a condescending response from Tsiang, shaming the person for asking, and completely dodging the task of actually answering the question posed. He manages to consistently leave you guessing in confusion, putting a roundabout bullshit response to any and everyone who dare ask for help on the website. Take this review as one angry review from a kid who you think got a bad grade, or take this as a collective effort by 12 csesh students who all got A's and B's, but were shocked by how misleading the teacher's bruinwalk page was. Tsiang - get over yourself, stop your Parks and Rec references and learn to teach.

I put off taking stats for as long as I could during my UCLA career just because I had no interest in the material. Nevertheless, I tried to go in with an open mind. Unfortunately, Tsiang did not help this situation. For 2 hours, you basically sit and listen to him read from slides verbatim. It was borderline painful some mornings. Again, maybe this is because I just didn't find the material interesting or maybe it was just presented in a really boring way. In terms of the class, the tests are all multiple choice and you get a cheat sheet, but they are still pretty tricky. Best advice is to look at the conceptual multiple choice from the textbook chapters (he steals questions from here). There are twice weekly discussions, but in one per week the TAs go over the weekly labs and basically give you the answers which is nice. The other discussion per week is spent going over example problems. Each week you have homework which definitely takes a while to complete and is graded on accuracy which is just annoying. Although he gives some extra credit opportunities, it is for a very low level (1% max of final grade). Lastly, I agree with the previous poster about the CampusWire arrogance. Although I think what he was trying to do was get students to think about the concepts and come up with the answers themselves, he does this in a very poor and rude manner. BUT he is super responsive on there which I guess is good. (Also, please stop the "ain't nobody got time for that" jokes... they are beyond cringe worthy after week 1).

Terrible class, insane workload for each homework and the final project, unreasonable deadlines on homework, terribly designed midterms and final (they were unfinishable for the vast majority of students), and TA Jake Kramer was very rude, unhelpful, and made you EXTREMELY uncomfortable with asking questions. Campuswire is filled with his snarky, rude comments to questions. Mike's a little bit more approachable.

I did learn a lot about R programming. But I don't think the emotional abuse from the heavy workload was necessary.

Avoid this class if possible. I know many of my friends are considering dropping a stats minor because of this class, which is what the Stats department wants I suppose. Not cool.

The assignments were extremely time consuming AND quite difficult- even for someone with significant programming experience outside of R. However- they were so satisfying to complete, and taught me so much that I couldn't get from reading notes or a textbook.

Loved Tsiang! He's an amazing lecturer, and made sure that all the concepts he taught were super clear to us. He's also super helpful in office hours! He always told us that our health is of utmost importance, and academics comes second, and not to worry about our grades because he would made sure that our final grade reflected our learning in the end. This way of thinking made me feel a lot better about the class, since I really just focused on learning R Programming, and wasn't that worried about my grade. His tests can be kinda tricky, but if you study the homework closely and also go over some of the example questions he does during lecture, you'll definitely be fine! Tsiang uses Campuswire for this class, which was my savior for homework questions. He also offers a bit of extra credit if you're active enough on Campuswire, so make sure to take advantage of that!

I definitely recommend Tsiang for this course. He is super clear, concise, and straightforward just like the notes that he provides (you don't need to get a textbook). He's also one of the most genuine, caring, and passionate professors I have ever had. He truly cares about his students' learning and their well-being, always reminding them to take care of themselves during exam season and emphasizing that grades are something he needs to worry about, not you. Exams are multiple choice and call for a good amount of detail, but they're really not too challenging if you put enough time for studying (just like most other classes). He also gives several extra credit opportunities, so take advantage of those! Lastly, if you love parks and rec, you'll enjoy his references throughout the quarter.