Dr. Tingley is the best! Spring 2020 was his first time teaching LS40 and you would have thought he has been teaching this course for years. He made the class environment comfortable and enjoyable. I would recommend this course over Stats 13, as we learn skills that are more applicable and valuable for the future. Dr. Tingley did a great job teaching difficult concepts and made doing well in the class highly achievable. There is coding involved, but as long as you took LS30A-B and felt decently comfortable in your coding skills, you will do great.

Highly recommend taking Tingley because he made it really easy to pass the class and give his students a high chance to get an A . He's a really sweet guy and easy to approach if you ever have any questions. (Break down of the grade is at the bottom)

Tingley is an amazing professor and did extremely well transitioning to remote teaching. He cares a lot about his student and makes it his goal to make sure his students are able to succeed. His lectures were clear but pretty boring. I did fine without truly paying attention in lecture, however, I think it's key to understand the homeworks and labs for exams. In section, you'll spend the entire time working on the lab that will help you with the homeworks (not entirely but at least for the basic concepts and some code). Lab attendance is NOT mandatory, but I would suggest going to them because that's where I learned all of the material needed to pass the exams. Most of the time, I relied on office hours and the groupme to figure out the coding portions of the homework. This is the most time consuming part of this class, but they are totally doable. You really don't need to have any background in python or cocalc (although it helps) to finish the coding homeworks. His exams were mostly conceptual where you just need to have a decent understanding of the material rather than coding and you don't need to memorize any formulas.

Break down of the grade:
Prelab Quiz: 9 X 5 = 45 points (graded on completion)
Weekly Homework: 9 X 40 = 360 points (lowest is dropped but still scaled out of 360 points)
Bi-Weekly Knowledge Checks: 5 X 9 = 45 points (graded on completion and encourages you to work with a partner)
Midterm: 1 X 200 = 200 points
Final: 1 X 350 = 350 points

Extra Credit (Up to 30 pts):
Practice Exam Submission: 2 X 10 = 20 points
Course Evaluation (Week 9 – 10): 1 X 10 = 10 points
Total: 1000 points

I would highly recommend taking LS 40 with Prof Tingley!! He is super organized and clear, and always connects class concepts to real world examples. I looked forward to going to class, which is saying something for someone who normally doesn't love Math.

Professor Tingley has been one of my favorite professors at UCLA and he has truly made me change my whole perspective on statistics. This is one of the few life science classes where you can actually see the application of what you are learning to the scientific field, and more specifically the medical field. The professor was very engaging, very clear, and straightforward. For anyone who has struggled with statistics and mathematical concepts, this class is perfect with Professor Tingley. I took it along with LS30B and I felt very supported without any stress. Also, the coding is a huge aspect but you are told what you are required of and there is a lot of guidance along the way!! Midterm and Final were very fair and straightforward. Highly recommend this class and specifically this professor!!

I was first doubtful of taking this course because of what I heard from friends who previously took this course. Maybe they had a different professor, because I LOVED Dr. Tingley as my professor. The workload of LS40 is very manageable--one homework per week, one coding lab per week, and one online "quiz" per week that you have multiple attempts for. Dr. Tingley as a lecturer is very entertaining, funny, and he connects concepts to real-world issues and things that he knows his students can relate to. He presents ideas and core concepts very clearly, providing practice finals and a lot of other support to do well in the class. This is coming from someone who never participated during lecture. Moreover, he is very responsive and open-minded--if there is an issue or if a lot of people complain about something, he will listen and compromise. I totally recommend Dr. Tingley!

Prof Tingley was an awesome professor; super great lecturer and teacher in general. He’s very kind and concerned with student learning. He offers extra credit and allows homework and other classwork to be fairly weighted so that grades are not just based on tests. The tests were challenging but also engaging. I really enjoyed the coding component of the class because after taking LS30A & B it was not too hard and very helpful for learning concepts. Definitely recommend.

Tingley was seriously awesome. I don't really leave reviews but since he is new to UCLA i just wanted other students to know they have nothing to worry about. Tingley is super kind, funny, and helpful. He is always open to criticism ad genuinely cares about student learning and comprehension. And to make things even better, the coding in lab is far easier than any coding in LS30A or B! If you want to get your statistics requirement out of the way and do not want to memorize formulas or proofs then this is the class for you!

Dr. Tingley is an incredible professor. I can not say enough good things about him. He is kind, engaging, and so intelligent. He truly cares about his students and deeply wants everyone to learn and be more informed in our future endeavors. I am so grateful that I took this course with him, he made the transition to online learning so much easier and truly respected the difficulties of this time. I highly recommend this class and this professor! We love you Dr. Tingley!!

Such a great professor! Homework can be tough, but it really gives you a deeper understanding of the concepts and allows you to apply your knowledge from class and lab. Highly recommend this class if you just finished the LS30 series.

This class was absolutely amazing. Professor Tingley actually cares about his students which is so rare in an online environment. He makes his material accessible and his examples really help clarify things. Ask a ton of questions because he's really good about making sure students understand everything.