STAT 2120

Holt was a good professor. He taught on a level that pretty much everyone could understand. The class seemed easy right up until the final, though, when you get smacked after cruising through three months of busy work. No curve either which doesn't make much sense considering that's what the class entirely about.

I only took this course as a pre-req, so I wouldn't recommend it unless you have to take it.
That being said, Professor Holt rocks! He is fun and upbeat and understands that stats isn't everyone's #1 subject. He really tries to help you out however he can, and tries to make lectures engaging.
Still, I thought the exams got progressively harder, and I ended up with a lower grade than I thought I would get.
The labs each week and the lab projects are so annoying.
Webwork homework isn't too bad.

Holy hell this class almost killed me. I got a B final average and I was thinking "for sure he'll curve it up to at least a B+". NOPE, he gave me a B. What a load of BS. A stat class without a curve?!?! WTF?!?! Aint nobody got time fo that. STAT CLASSES ARE ABOUT CURVES!!! There was a ton of work; every week I'd spend hours doing practice problems and then still got a 67 on the final (NOT CURVED). The lectures and homeworks and labs were patsy softball questions before the midterm and final would come in and slowly destroy my soul. On the final there were these thinking questions where he would give a problem never seen before and I thought "oo fun a challenge". And then one of the answers was "Not enough information to answer this question". Like buddy I ain't reading statistics in my spare time you tell me whether or not I can solve this and how to solve it. Clearly a weed out class taught specifically to confuse students. I now know how to do the statistical tasks I'll need in my day-to-day life, why are you giving me crap just so that I can feel stupid and you can say "ooooh look hahahah I tricked him on that question HA here's a D+ on the final"

Jeff Holt was probably the best professor I've had UVA. While STAT 2120 was by no means an "easy" subject, it was definitely made easier by Jeff Holt. If you have to take this class, I definitely recommend taking it with Holt. While I took it with him during a summer session, so it most likely a different atmosphere than a fall or spring semester, Holt made himself extremely approachable and made sure you understood everything that was going on. The first hour of class was dedicated to learning new material and the next hour was dedicated to going over the hw - so there is no reason you shouldn't get 100% on your hw. Homework was 15% of your grade. If you have to take this class, I definitely recommend taking it with Holt over the summer.

He is a great guy! Really nice, tells some corny jokes and very approachable with questions. But that class needs to be re-worked. All the homework and quizzes were super easy, I had no problem understanding the material. Then the exams would come and it was like baaaammm, ridiculous questions that I was in no way prepared for. It just wasn't a fair class for non-math majors in my opinion.

This class is do-able but unless you are sure that you need it for your major I would suggest avoiding it.

I hated this class, but if you are required to take it Holt is a pretty decent professor.

This course was a mixed bag for me. I learned some statistics, but I was constantly stressed throughout the semester to do well. The weekly Webwork homework sets and 5-problem quizzes make up a significant portion of the grade, so it's imperative that you do well on them. Especially since the midterm and the final are very, very difficult. They're conceptual, and I don't honestly remember Professor Holt talking about them in detail during lecture. It reminded me an awful lot of the AP Stat Exam. But all-in-all, it can be do-able to get a B+, A-, or even an A: it'll just be stressful and somewhat difficult

If you have no prior stat knowledge do note that that lectures are how to use excell. If you read the books you should be fine, however the quizes are not reflective of the midterm and finals!

This is by far the easiest and least demanding 4 credit course I have ever taken. Only one real lecture a week, the other lecture just covers homework problems and is unnecessary. Other than the lectures, there is only an easy half hour homework assignment each week and a 5 minute quiz.