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.

Great class. I never really listened to the lectures, but I did go to class. Professor Holt is a very enthusiastic and helpful professor. Be sure to take practice quizzes for the quizzes. For homework, go to the TA lecture session since the TA goes over homework questions. On a sidenote, the exams were nothing like the quizzes, but at least they aren't as heavily weighed as in other classes. Homework and quizzes help balance out the grade.

The class wasn't too bad. The homework problems do take a lot of time to complete but they are definitely manageable. Holt is super friendly and always had a smile. The only complain I have was about the midterm and final. You learn to do EVERYTHING in the course on excel, but you cant use it on the midterm or final so they are extremely difficult. Make sure to take the quizes and homework seriously because they can be what save your grade if you do less than ideal on the final and midterm.

Jeff Holt is the man. This class is really not as hard as some people claim. If you decide to take STAT 2120, I would highly recommend taking this class with Mr. Holt. He is a very enthusiastic, effective, approachable and nice instructor. I think many people will agree that statistics isn't the most exciting topic, but taking this class with Holt is about as good as it gets. He really tries his best to make it as painless and enjoyable as possible. Just go to lectures, do the reading, watch his YouTube videos in the Chapter resource section and take a ton of practice quizzes (4 out of 5 questions on the graded quizzes are pulled from the practice quizzes). The weekly quizzes + homeworks are annoying, but beneficial in the long run because they force you to stay on top of the material. He is very organized and clear. Best professor for STAT 212, hands down.

Well, I'm pretty sure nobody takes this by choice, but Holt is tolerable. He reads straight off the slides, and up until the Final was a pretty approachable guy. However, he started acting quite odd towards the end of the semester and made himself less available and lectures became even further detached from doing the actual problems on the quizzes, homeworks, and especially the Midterm and Final. Both of those tests are extremely difficult, but your grade can be buffered by the Homework and Weekly quizzes which are very manageable with appropriate studying (unlimited practice quizzes, USE THEM!). It's a necessary evil, but based on reviews of other Stat teachers Holt may be your best option.

Also, Paul Diver is extremely helpful at review sessions, use him if still available!

i found this class to be extremely frustrating. there are two lectures a week. one with holt and the second with the TA to go over hw questions. so basically, she just does your homework with you while everyone follows along and does it at the same time. everything is done with excel but you cant have them for the exams which sucks. the quizzes are cumulative and only 5 questions long so they pull random ones from however many questions hw questions there were in past weeks combined (453 for the whole semester) quizzes are really important (36% of your grade) try hard to do well on them, especially in the beginning of the semester when theyre not as difficult. avg of the midterm was a 72. i dont the the final was much better

Jeff's a nice guy but the subject matter is completely useless and the way he teaches it isn't the most interesting. He only lecture one day and the other day you just ask the head ta about hw questions. its not too difficult just concentrate on the mid term and youll do fine.

Pretty easy class! Very useful knowledge, especially for those who want to get into Comm School. Quiz and homework can be annoying sometimes, but they're pretty good exercise.

Jeff Holt is a really nice guy and even though the class isn't easy, he makes it bearable

This class is a nuisance, but Holt makes it as enjoyable as possible. He's a great teacher who explains the material really well. That being said, the midterm and final were WAY harder than the tests and homework and the weekly quizzes were obnoxious. You don't really need to go to lecture (and by that I mean it's a waste of time if you've taken stat before), just read the book and do your homework and you'll be fine. BUT study study study for the midterm and final!

Holt is an alright professor. His lectures are pointless, as everything is in his powerpoints which he puts on collab. His homework takes hours to complete sometimes. The midterm KILLED me. He taught everything with excel, but excel isn't allowed on the midterm. Study hard.

Professor Holt is a great guy, a good teacher, and the class is nice because on Monday all the material is covered, Wednesday is just a day to go over the homework, and the lab is just a 5-10 minute quiz once a week.

Excel is good, but You cant use them in midterms :(

interesting class and great teacher

Excellent course. Very flexible.

Jeff Holt is a very good teacher and makes STAT as interesting as possible, definitely go to the lectures and work hard on the quizes it will pay off.

This class was exactly the same as my AP Stats class, so I was kind of bored. However, I do like statistics in general, and it didn't take too much work, so it wasn't too bad. I was glad there wasn't a midterm, though the quizzes were annoying--I always got one wrong.

Very well organized. Random quizzes can be troublesome at time.

Best professor I've had at UVA

Professor Holt is approachable and helpful. The material can be dry at times but I found some of his analogies helpful. Missing even a few points on a quiz or homework can pull your grade down but I would recommend taking this class with Prof. Holt.

This was definitely NOT an easy class, but it's very manageable. Read the textbook and do LOTS of practice quizzes. The final was pretty tough.

The materials is crammed into one lecture section per week, so they are loaded. Because of this, it's easy to get lost in class if you don't understand the basic principles. Holt is a good guy though, so I would recommend him as a teacher.

Very easy, follow powerpoints, do the homework, and ask questions in stat lab

Class structure was great! Go to the hw help session and do lots of practice quizzes to prepare for the weekly quiz. Not too difficult of a course if you have any background in statistics. Professor Holt is awesome and very approachable.

The quizzes are extremely important in this class, so it is wise to do many practice quizzes; especially since some of them may show up on the real quiz.

Rather easy class, although quite rigorous. Quizzes took a lot of time, just make sure you ace each of them then final will be a breeze.

Very tough class. Class is divided into two parts. First lecture goes over the material, second goes over the homework for that week. Really recommend going to both because the homework can be really tough. Make sure you do really well on the homework and quizzes because the final can be a bit tough. Holt is helpful and a nice guy so if you have trouble, go to him

Good class, but he doesn't curve. If you do well on the quizzes, you should be fine.

If you're taking this class, you probably are because you have to. For me, this was NOT the case. I really enjoyed it, but I'm a huge nerd. It's relatively easy although the final kills a lot of kids. Don't expect an amazing experience from this class, but expect to get graded relatively fairly (that's huge to me and probably is to you too).

You can actually just read from the textbook and do the homework. Professor Holt is really helpful however if you do need to speak to him. He's very good at explaining statistics. Quizzes are weekly, and one final. Good class overall.

You do not need to go to lecture because he juse reads straight off the powerpoint and make sure you take every quiz because it gets harder as the semester comes to an end. Grade is mostly based off of quizzes and homework.

this is for 08 Fall. As usual, 1 lecture per week, optional hw session where u can pretty much just get the answer. I personally never go because it's not that hard, it's mainly the T/F questions that you get stuck on. HW counts for 15% and there's 100 problems in total (12 sets of 10 questions, get to drop 2 sets), so messing up ONE is NOT a big deal at all. The quizzes however, are 55% and getting ONE question wrong means -1.1 on the TOTAL grade.

Holt is a fun guy, and his quizzes and tests are relatively easy. If you go to his homework help sessions, it will cut your homework time back by at least 2 hours.

This class was very easy for a for credit class he lectures Monday, goes over homework Wednesday and the discussion is a short quiz. He teaches you how to do the problems but not so much the reasoning behind it, however. The book is relatively unnecessary.

Holt is a really nice guy which keeps me from completely ragging on this course. All the hw is online and the quizzes are online as well, though you have to go to a lab to take them, which is a pain in the ass. Then you get to the end of the year and the final, which is worth a lot, is not online and is not completely relevant to the class. Overall, if you do well on the quizzes you are fine, but certainly a frustrating and obscenely boring class

a great class to take in summer school. if you don't have to take it for econ major or comm school i don't recommend it but if you do try to get Holt.

Holt is the nicest professor I have ever met. No question that he is the best guy to take STAT 212 with. The way he teaches is that he gives one lecture a week, and the second class period each week is optional Q&A about the homework sets. Every week you have 1 homework set and 1 quiz. Only test is the final.

The teacher is probably the nicest teacher, but the webwork was hard. However, the help centers are helpful so it is no excuse to get less than 100% on each hw. There is no curve however and I feel that i should have gotten a better grade considering how much work I put into the class..

Prof Holt is the nicest man ever. Webwork is frustrating though - I felt like I deserved a higher grade for how much work I put into the class. It's nice that he uses excel instead of tables or minitab, so that's a plus.

Holt is a fantastic guy, but the structure of this class - taught almost entirely through webwork - needs improvement. There were long lines to take the weekly quizzes, the TAs couldn't explain the problems or answer questions, and although the idea of only one lecture a week and no discussion sounds great, in practice it's not enough face time to convey enough information. This class should have been a breeze, but it was too difficult.

Easy class, loved webwork.

The class was pretty structured. Each week we had a homework assignment and quiz. Everything was done online. Everying was done online, and we had to go to an understaffed Stat Lab to take our quizzes. If you do lot of practice quizzes, it is possible to do ok on the quizzes. This was more of a course in using Excel than a statistics class.

Holt is the best professor to take this class from. He is very efficient about lectures and speaks english (always a plus with a math class).