For a class that touts itself as being rooted in coding, i.e. RStudio, I have used the program sparingly. In all of the homework assignments, quizzes, and Exams, I can count on my fingers the number of times I have actually had to code. Instead, the class is required to calculate these long, abstract statistical formulas by hand despite R being the supposed focus. In the real world where biological statistics is actually practiced, everything is done through coding instead of by hand. I wish we had actually used R more often because then it would have been conducive to my learning and work experience. The online lectures are slow, painful, and messy. The lectures do not feel like they have a linear flow, instead its like trying to pick and choose pieces of scattered information. The given...read more

I have taken multiple statistics courses over my time at Purdue. I have even already taken a VERY similar course through another department which covered the same material in a more linear, cohesive manner, with competent lectures and slides, and a focus on RStudio and using it to its maximum. My only reason for taking this course was to get the 500-level credits, otherwise I would have never taken this course since I have already learned and applied (both in class and in jobs), the same material.

She seems nice.

Don't take this class unless absolutely necessary. If you have already taken a statistics course specific to your department, stay in it and do not take a course in the STAT department. The manner of learning and application do not overlap nor transfer. Each department wants statistics done their own specific way and it is in your best interest (for mental health and sanity), to not learn it another way when it could jeopardize your GPA, schedule, personal free time, and sanity. Never in my life have I despised a course as much as this one.

Awful course and the instructor knows nothing of statistics! Never imagined to see many texts in a math-based course! Worst thing is that she makes mistakes in teaching, lecture content, even tutorials but she is so harsh in grading! Her TAs are even worse than her!

Basics of statistics which help in nothing but deducting the GPA! I feel sorry that it’s a required course for graduation! I believe its quality is meant for failing students and make them suffer! If she refrains us from her low quality content and leave this course for professionals who know how to deliver information properly, it would be a blessing!

She knows nothing of teaching nor proper communicational skills with students! One wonders how come Purdue approved her being a tutor! All students are complaining about her!

Don’t take this course unless you want to challenge yourself mentally and emotionally!