Though I took Stats 20 in fall quarter, bruinwalk does not have a page for that course and REALLY want to write a review here.

I am a freshman stats major and this is the first major course I took in UCLA, and I feel SO lucky that I took it with Mike! He genuinely cares about students and is very very approachable. Courses are clear and he posts pdf notes online for each lecture. Also, his classes are almost all videotaped so that we can easily review later( which also means do not have to go to lectures!!) No attendance taken, midterms and finals are all multiple choices, not too hard, workload is light, weekly homework that is 30% of final score and TAs almost give out answers during discussion sessions. DEFINITELY take Stats courses with Mike!!!!!

BTW I also went to some of Mike's Stats 10 class to review ap stats. I think if you took ap stats before, stats 10 can be an easy A!!

I feel so fortunate to have taken Stats 10 with Mike. I know Stats 10 is meant to be an easy class, but taking it with such a kind, gracious, and caring professor will make it 1000% more enjoyable. I've never EVER come across a professor that is so thoughtful and caring of his students. Math teachers in particular at UCLA have a "reputation" for being cold, careless, and cruel. Mike, as he liked to be referred as instead of "Professor," is literally the exact opposite. He was the only one of my professors to send out an email during the fires to tell everyone to be safe and that he hoped we were staying healthy and in a good mental space. He is so approachable, so nice, and so giving with his time. His top priority is the mental health of his students, which is something that I wished was more emphasized by professors. He cared about us as individuals, not as a mass of people that he had to lecture at twice a week. I wish all professors were like him. On top of all of that, his slides were well organized, and I have never had a professor who had as quick of a turn-around time for questions as he did. We used Piazza, and within a few minutes the questions I had posted on there were answered by him. The slides are really helpful to study from, and he doesn't require the textbook or the iClickers. Homework isn't collected either, you automatically get 100% in that category, but weekly questions are posted and I would recommend doing them as extra practice (for that, you would need access to a textbook). The breakdown is as follows: 5% homework (not collected), 10% online quizzes (you have unlimited time to take it, but only one attempt and they were weekly unless it was a midterm week), 15% labs (not tough as long as you listen to your TA and ask questions during the lab and are detailed), 20% midterm 1, 20% midterm 2, and 30% for the final. If you have taken AP Stats and legitimately tried/paid attention in that class, this class will be a breeze for you. It was all review and never delved into the detail that AP Stats reached. Overall, if you have to take this class, you would be sorely missing out if you didn't take it with Mike.

Wow...... what a quarter. First off, if you do not have any programming experience, the homework is gonna take a lot of your time as it did for me, also the grading rubric for the homework is very specific so you can lose points very easily. Homework was very tedious especially when it had that killer question on each that many students struggled with and had to go to office hours for.

Second, the tests were difficult because of the time constraint and the free response questions. The multiple choice was easy for the most part, but some of it required answers that only you can get from messing with R.

One thing I regret in this class is taking it with a major class that made balancing classes very difficult. With that in mind, if you love R or need this class for your major,minor,etc, and have easy classes to balance this out with . Go for it. As for me, I gonna take a long break because this class sucked out a lot of energy from me. Peace and Love folks.

Take stats 10 with Tsiang! He’s so passionate about the subject, and really cares about his students. I have yet to meet another professor who shows this much kindness towards their students. There are two midterms (each 20% of your grade) and one final (30%). The weekly quizzes are worth 10% (lowest one dropped) and the labs are 15% of your grade. Everyone receives the full 5% for homework even though he doesn’t collect any. The midterms were relatively easy, and the final was a bit harder but I didn’t prepare much for it. The averages were low As high Bs for the exams since there were about 25-30 questions for the midterms. Thus, one question wrong is a couple percent off but the tests were extremely fair. Tsiang is also really good at replying to emails or on Piazza, and is ALWAYS willing to help. He really wants the best for his students!

I had no stats background coming in but I thought this class was very fair and doable. Prof Tsiang is relatively new but he lectures well and the slides are well-organized. The labs were a bit annoying and I got marked for little things but everything else including the exams were pretty straightforward. Tsiang really cares about the students and their health. I would recommend Tsiang for Stats 10 and overall it was a decently interesting class. Btw this class is NOT a joke, you still have to put in some studying time obviously. I would say it's on the easier side when it comes to STEM classes but it wasn't a class that I didn't have to study for at all...unless of course you got a 5 on the AP stats exam, then I'm pretty sure it's very basic review.

Professor Tsiang is by far one of the best professors I have had at UCLA. He is such a genuine, kind, man and truly cares about each and every one of his students. He values students' well-being over grades and constantly reminds everyone of how important their mental health and well-being is. His class is extremely fair, very intriguing, and perfectly taught. He's also super funny and make lecture as enjoyable as possible. TAKE STATS 10 WITH TSIANG, you will not regret it!!! Best professor ever.

Contrary to prior quarters, this class has been changed and made far more difficult than it used to be. There were two midterms and a final all of which were multiple choice and written. The exams were difficult and tested minute details of R, but the curve made up for them. Nonetheless, studying for the exams was difficult seeing as though we’d receive homework assignments due the same day as exams only to be postponed at the last minute after students have spent all week doing them instead of studying do to their length. The homework assignments were lengthy, time consuming, and difficult, but if you put the time into it you will genuinely get a lot out of them. You will actually gain a lot of knowledge in R from this class and you will be more prepared for 102A than students from previous quarters were if you are able to invest the time into the class. The TA Jake is not as bad as others depict him to be. He extended his office hours almost every week an assignment was due. His office hours were the most helpful of all the TAs, so definitely take advantage of it. As for the professor, he genuinely cares and only real downside about this class is the time you need to spend on homework assignments and the group projects. I definitely don’t recommend taking this class unless you’re a stats major/minor or considering becoming one. Also, if you do take this class try to take a lighter course load as this class will take up a lot of your time especially if you do not have prior programming knowledge.

TAKE THIS CLASS!! I had to take two previous statistics courses, and I didn't learn half as much in those two classes as I did just in Dr. Mike's class this quarter. He genuinely cares about his students, and is one of the best professors, possibly one of the best educators, I have ever been taught by. His love for his students and for UCLA is incredible and if he isn't tenured as soon as possible I'll be speaking personally with Gene Block, because Dr. Mike deserves the best UCLA has to offer. (plus if you like Parks & Rec, he makes a lot of Leslie Knope jokes, which is a plus). Bottom line, if you need a quantitative reasoning GE to be fulfilled, take Stats 10 with Dr. Mike, you won't regret it.

To start off, Mike is an amazing professor and the most dedicated and hard working teacher I've ever had. He really really cares about his students. He'll respond to emails instantly at any time of day and has lots of office hours availability. This is a tough class though. The work load is quite heavy. Coding homework every week that usually takes like five hours (obviously depends on how good you are). The exams test for a deep knowledge of the material and how code functions. The averages on the midterms were 50-60% and very time pressured. Final seems to have been about the same, though not at all time pressured. Obviously the class is scaled at the end. It seems like the top 25-30% got As and the median grade was a B. Prior understanding of CS stuff probably helps a lot in this class but even without it you can do pretty well if you put the work in. I've never taken a CS and pulled out an A- after being barely above average on the midterms. The exam multiple choice is based heavily on the lecture notes so have those down really well. Exams are way harder than the practice ones he gives you.

Mike says he cares about our wellbeing, but I'd say that's complete bs. Here I sit at 3 am still doing his homework. He gives 8 questions each week and they're impossible to solve without wanting to die every single second. The TA Jake Kramer is an absolute asshole that delights in seeing his students fail. Avoid at all costs.