LPPA 3640

Awesome guy!! Super friendly, patient, and understanding. Takes his time to answer any and all questions during his lectures, and he explains concepts in a way that is easy to understand and follow along even if you have no background in stats.

This course was bearable but nothing special. It repeated so much content from STAT 2120 so I'm not really sure why both are required. Professor Myung is a pretty good lecturer -- if anything he tended to over-explain or repeat himself (a little painful when the concepts have already been covered in STAT 2120). The TA team and Professor Myung did seem very open to answering questions and working to help you learn. There were 6 homework assignments that took some time but were not overly difficult. The midterm was somewhat difficult but pretty fair. The final exam was optional. There is a research project where you first individually submit a proposal and then actually perform research with a group of three. The project was very doable but definitely took time and the quality of your group mattered a lot. I never ended up using the textbook because it was just an additional resource -- which was kind of annoying because it cost $50 to rent. My other main complaint was that since grades are curved for each TA and the final project wasn't graded before the final exam, I had very little idea of what my final grade would be. I have a programming background so the use of Stata wasn't too challenging -- I know some people have issues with it but it's mainly used on the homeworks so just start early enough to get TA help if needed. #tCFF23

This course was just ok. Prof. Myung is super kind and makes learning statistics to a Batten cohort who is typically not math-inclined as bearable as possible. The class consists of attendance, 6 Homeworks, an Individual Research Paper, A mid term exam, a comprehensive final group project, and an optional final. The workload in this class is honestly heavy and is my biggest complaint. Each of the homework assignments are nearly 50 questions, and come every two weeks. They sometimes would be posted late so we would only get about 10 days to do them. On average, they took me each 6-8 hours to complete, along with just the process of even submitting them on Gradescope by having to screenshot every single thing and upload a code file took an hour within itself. It is essential you go to office hours in this course. I went to nearly every single one since it seems every assignment has a "hidden" rubric that I would have never known about when completing Homeworks and Papers unless I went to office hours. My TA Ella Moon was INCREDIBLE and always answered any questions I had with a smile on her face. The midterm exam is not hard but is very LONG, and is designed to not be finished. There is a curve so as long as you are near your section's average, you will be ok. Overall this course was more so just tedious and annoying. The concepts were not like insanely out of this world and the lectures were incredibly boring, but you will be fine. Just prepare for this class to be a lot of work and to be living at the TA's office hours.

I think the person who wrote the review before mine took a different class because this class was awesome. The homework assignments were not nearly 50 questions and did not take 6 hours at all. Prof Myung is extremely helpful in office hours and is one of the most welcoming professors I've had in my time here. If you have taken any stats class at all before this one, you will be fine. On the previous person's comment they said sometimes the homeworks would be posted late but they didn't mention that Myung would extend the deadline if this happened. If you don't wait until the last minute to do the assignments, you will have no problem getting them done. I found this course very interesting and would take more Econ/stats related courses if I had more time here. My TA was also wonderful and I have never heard one negative word about the TA team as a whole. I know some non-math Batten students may be dreading this class but if you go to office hours and pay attention in class (ie. hand writing notes + asking questions) then you will be fine. I would say the class is challenging but not unfairly hard.

Don't be scared Batten kids: I know you all forgot policy included statistics, but you'll get through this just fine. As a STEM hater, I thought my life was over once stepping into RMDA, but nahh, the instructor is great, the homework's are easy, and the midterm wasn't.... horrible? Myung is a great guy and is clearly passionate. Every lecture, he goes over what happened last lecture (so if you're a habitual skipper, then this is a life-saver), and then he really REALLY explains the new concept. I truly never felt lost. And if you do feel lost, there's like a million office hours you can go to during the week. I know some people would just stay in office hours and do the entire homework there. But I never found the homework that difficult; do it with a group for the company, but I usually did it by myself and it was always fine. When I was taking the midterm, I thought I was doing great. I didn't do as great as I thought, but if you actually study for it (do practice problems and review the homework's), then you'll ACTUALLY do great. Also, there's a group project at the end that's easy IF you have good people. even if you get stuck in your analysis, you can always ask a TA who will help you. What sucks is the grading: you won't get homework grades back for ages - any grades for that matter. But the homework answers are posted so you can actually check your work (you should check your work to actually improve). My only real complaint was with my TA: MaeEllen Megginson. She's clearly a wiz at statistics, but she explains everything as if you already know it, getting visibly frustrated/annoyed/stunned when the class doesn't understand, and not really stopping to let you catch up. I asked her to repeat something once and I felt judged for it. She's smart, but not the best instructor. But I hear she was a great help with the homework's - better than the other TAs who try that "guiding you to the answer" thing.