Maria Cha
Department of Statistics
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4.4
Overall Rating
Based on 86 Users
Easiness 4.1 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.4 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 4.0 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.5 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

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GRADE DISTRIBUTIONS
29.6%
24.7%
19.7%
14.8%
9.9%
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33.8%
28.2%
22.6%
16.9%
11.3%
5.6%
0.0%
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47.6%
39.7%
31.7%
23.8%
15.9%
7.9%
0.0%
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A
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B+
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

38.2%
31.8%
25.5%
19.1%
12.7%
6.4%
0.0%
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A
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B+
B
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C+
C
C-
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

34.2%
28.5%
22.8%
17.1%
11.4%
5.7%
0.0%
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31.4%
26.2%
20.9%
15.7%
10.5%
5.2%
0.0%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

22.5%
18.7%
15.0%
11.2%
7.5%
3.7%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

30.8%
25.6%
20.5%
15.4%
10.3%
5.1%
0.0%
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A
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

20.8%
17.3%
13.9%
10.4%
6.9%
3.5%
0.0%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

14.0%
11.7%
9.3%
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4.7%
2.3%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

26.4%
22.0%
17.6%
13.2%
8.8%
4.4%
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Grade distributions are collected using data from the UCLA Registrar’s Office.

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Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: A
Dec. 18, 2021

Highly recommend taking this class if you don't care about stats but still want a good grade.
Grade Breakdown:
5 coding labs (20%): but you literally just copy the code from your TA so it's super easy to get 100% - the lowest grade is dropped
six online quizzes (20%): they are definitely not that hard and they are open for 3 days and are open note - the lowest grade is dropped
2 exams (45%): they are not cumulative and you get a 15-page study guide, the one you do the lowest on, is worth 20% and the better one is worth 25% of your grade.
final project (15%): is a group project and is not too hard, 3% is from evaluations that are graded on completion and the other 12% is on the actual project

There is up to 1% extra credit for live polling - 0.1% for each class where you do live polling.
Her lectures are definitely not the most engaging and she talks pretty slowly so after a few classes I just started watching the bruincast recordings on 1.5 x speed and that worked the best for me.

I have absolutely no interest in statistics but it was an easy A and did not require that much work so I highly recommend taking this class. Professor Cha is super sweet and does a great job teaching the material and going at a relatively slow pace.

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Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: I
Nov. 16, 2021

cha is a great professor for this course. her notes are very organized (she uses powerpoints that you can copy straight off of without hearing her speak) and she provides a lot of resources to ensure her students do well in the course. the labs are easy to follow, the quizzes don't take more than 10 minutes, and the tests are relatively very easy. make sure you actually pay attention to the material, because you will need to know it for the tests, but this is a great class and i definitely recommend it

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Quarter: Summer 2021
Grade: B+
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Oct. 13, 2021

As an English major, I was nervous about taking a class with coding, but the TA's are very helpful and Professor Cha is an excellent instructor. She was good at responding to emails and very thorough in her lectures.

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Quarter: Spring 2021
Grade: A+
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July 1, 2021

Professor Wang is reallllyy great!!! I took this class Spring of 2021 and she was really accommodating due to the pandemic. Her lectures were recorded and uploaded in case you didn't go to class. I recommend attending class because participation is part of your grade but there are other forms of participating. In class she would put up polls but if you didn't go to class you had to do a little quiz about the material. It was really easy because you just looked at the slides. The quizzes were easy in the beginning but started to get hard at least for me the second half of the class. We had 1 midterm and then a final. The midterm was easier than the final though. But if you learn the material then you should be fine however we only had 60 min for the midterm. She did give us 90 min for the final after we showed concern for time limit. That's another great thing about professor Wang she really listens and cares for her students. She offered 3% extra credit if we answered questions via campus wire and did a final survey. The labs were really easy if you get a good ta. Mine was Chen, X. and he basically gave us the answers and then recorded and uploaded section. We did have to attend though. We didn't have homework it was optional, good for practice though. The class was broken down the following way:
Participation: 20%
Labs: 20% (lowest score dropped)
Midterm: 20%
Quizzes: 20% (lowest score dropped)
Final: 20%

Extra Credit
campus wire: 2%
end-of-quarter-questionnaire: 1%

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Quarter: Spring 2021
Grade: A-
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June 21, 2021

Professor Cha is an excellent professor. I struggle with math in general, but Professor Cha's interactive lectures make it very clear and concise. Workload is okay. You have two lectures due per week. You have a lab (which is a lot of coding, but take it with Andrew Shapiro as a TA and you'll be fine, he records section, so you don't have to attend live if you can't and explains everything very well, he's AMAZING) due every other Saturday. You have a quiz due every Monday, which are anywhere from 10-15 questions. There is a midterm and a final. For me, the final was slightly more difficult than the midterm. But as long as you actually interact with the lectures and study, this class should be fairly easy, even if you struggle with math like myself.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A+
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April 12, 2021

Professor Cha is so nice and patient! She is very good at lecturing and her slides and explanation of the problems are super clear. I really enjoyed this course. The exams were not hard. If you pay attention to the lectures you will be fine! Participation is required, though lecture recordings will be posted on CCLE for reviewing. Prof Cha is very helpful and always responds to students' questions very fast. She gave me full support to continue my exam when I encountered problems with the Respondus. The TAs are also very nice and almost did everything for our lab every week. I believe if they can leave more problems for us to practice R coding on our own would be even better. Overall it is an amazing course!

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Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A+
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April 1, 2021

Cha is a great professor!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND her class! Her lectures are easy to follow and she constantly repeats the harder materials in case some people didn't get it the first time. Her exams are really easy as they are very similar to her quizzes and the examples that she goes over in class.
The discussion sections are essentially our lab sections. So as long as you follow the TA's instructions, you'll be able to get the lab reports done as the TA tells you what to do.
This class is by far the best and easiest class I have ever taken at UCLA. 10/10 recommend!

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
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March 25, 2021

Professor Cha's lecture is clear and she is very responsive with emails.
In terms of workload, we had:
-weekly quizzes (2 drop quizzes allowed)
-5 labs (1 drop lab allowed)
-2 multiple choice exams
-1 final project
Yes, it is not difficult to get an A in this class, but you still need to study weekly.

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A+
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March 24, 2021

Super easy class and I never took AP stats but I am a math major. There are already tons of reviews on Cha for stats 10 but take this class for an easy A!

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
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March 14, 2021

Professor Cha is amazing- her lectures are so clear and she always makes sure everyone understands the material. Discussion sections are dedicated to weekly labs and I spent no extra time outside of the discussion section working on the labs. Would love to take another class with Professor Cha.

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Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: A
Dec. 18, 2021

Highly recommend taking this class if you don't care about stats but still want a good grade.
Grade Breakdown:
5 coding labs (20%): but you literally just copy the code from your TA so it's super easy to get 100% - the lowest grade is dropped
six online quizzes (20%): they are definitely not that hard and they are open for 3 days and are open note - the lowest grade is dropped
2 exams (45%): they are not cumulative and you get a 15-page study guide, the one you do the lowest on, is worth 20% and the better one is worth 25% of your grade.
final project (15%): is a group project and is not too hard, 3% is from evaluations that are graded on completion and the other 12% is on the actual project

There is up to 1% extra credit for live polling - 0.1% for each class where you do live polling.
Her lectures are definitely not the most engaging and she talks pretty slowly so after a few classes I just started watching the bruincast recordings on 1.5 x speed and that worked the best for me.

I have absolutely no interest in statistics but it was an easy A and did not require that much work so I highly recommend taking this class. Professor Cha is super sweet and does a great job teaching the material and going at a relatively slow pace.

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Quarter: Fall 2021
Grade: I
Nov. 16, 2021

cha is a great professor for this course. her notes are very organized (she uses powerpoints that you can copy straight off of without hearing her speak) and she provides a lot of resources to ensure her students do well in the course. the labs are easy to follow, the quizzes don't take more than 10 minutes, and the tests are relatively very easy. make sure you actually pay attention to the material, because you will need to know it for the tests, but this is a great class and i definitely recommend it

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COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Summer 2021
Grade: B+
Oct. 13, 2021

As an English major, I was nervous about taking a class with coding, but the TA's are very helpful and Professor Cha is an excellent instructor. She was good at responding to emails and very thorough in her lectures.

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COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Spring 2021
Grade: A+
July 1, 2021

Professor Wang is reallllyy great!!! I took this class Spring of 2021 and she was really accommodating due to the pandemic. Her lectures were recorded and uploaded in case you didn't go to class. I recommend attending class because participation is part of your grade but there are other forms of participating. In class she would put up polls but if you didn't go to class you had to do a little quiz about the material. It was really easy because you just looked at the slides. The quizzes were easy in the beginning but started to get hard at least for me the second half of the class. We had 1 midterm and then a final. The midterm was easier than the final though. But if you learn the material then you should be fine however we only had 60 min for the midterm. She did give us 90 min for the final after we showed concern for time limit. That's another great thing about professor Wang she really listens and cares for her students. She offered 3% extra credit if we answered questions via campus wire and did a final survey. The labs were really easy if you get a good ta. Mine was Chen, X. and he basically gave us the answers and then recorded and uploaded section. We did have to attend though. We didn't have homework it was optional, good for practice though. The class was broken down the following way:
Participation: 20%
Labs: 20% (lowest score dropped)
Midterm: 20%
Quizzes: 20% (lowest score dropped)
Final: 20%

Extra Credit
campus wire: 2%
end-of-quarter-questionnaire: 1%

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Quarter: Spring 2021
Grade: A-
June 21, 2021

Professor Cha is an excellent professor. I struggle with math in general, but Professor Cha's interactive lectures make it very clear and concise. Workload is okay. You have two lectures due per week. You have a lab (which is a lot of coding, but take it with Andrew Shapiro as a TA and you'll be fine, he records section, so you don't have to attend live if you can't and explains everything very well, he's AMAZING) due every other Saturday. You have a quiz due every Monday, which are anywhere from 10-15 questions. There is a midterm and a final. For me, the final was slightly more difficult than the midterm. But as long as you actually interact with the lectures and study, this class should be fairly easy, even if you struggle with math like myself.

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COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A+
April 12, 2021

Professor Cha is so nice and patient! She is very good at lecturing and her slides and explanation of the problems are super clear. I really enjoyed this course. The exams were not hard. If you pay attention to the lectures you will be fine! Participation is required, though lecture recordings will be posted on CCLE for reviewing. Prof Cha is very helpful and always responds to students' questions very fast. She gave me full support to continue my exam when I encountered problems with the Respondus. The TAs are also very nice and almost did everything for our lab every week. I believe if they can leave more problems for us to practice R coding on our own would be even better. Overall it is an amazing course!

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COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
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Quarter: Fall 2020
Grade: A+
April 1, 2021

Cha is a great professor!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND her class! Her lectures are easy to follow and she constantly repeats the harder materials in case some people didn't get it the first time. Her exams are really easy as they are very similar to her quizzes and the examples that she goes over in class.
The discussion sections are essentially our lab sections. So as long as you follow the TA's instructions, you'll be able to get the lab reports done as the TA tells you what to do.
This class is by far the best and easiest class I have ever taken at UCLA. 10/10 recommend!

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
March 25, 2021

Professor Cha's lecture is clear and she is very responsive with emails.
In terms of workload, we had:
-weekly quizzes (2 drop quizzes allowed)
-5 labs (1 drop lab allowed)
-2 multiple choice exams
-1 final project
Yes, it is not difficult to get an A in this class, but you still need to study weekly.

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COVID-19 This review was submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your experience may vary.
Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A+
March 24, 2021

Super easy class and I never took AP stats but I am a math major. There are already tons of reviews on Cha for stats 10 but take this class for an easy A!

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Quarter: Winter 2021
Grade: A
March 14, 2021

Professor Cha is amazing- her lectures are so clear and she always makes sure everyone understands the material. Discussion sections are dedicated to weekly labs and I spent no extra time outside of the discussion section working on the labs. Would love to take another class with Professor Cha.

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3 of 7
4.4
Overall Rating
Based on 86 Users
Easiness 4.1 / 5 How easy the class is, 1 being extremely difficult and 5 being easy peasy.
Clarity 4.4 / 5 How clear the class is, 1 being extremely unclear and 5 being very clear.
Workload 4.0 / 5 How much workload the class is, 1 being extremely heavy and 5 being extremely light.
Helpfulness 4.5 / 5 How helpful the class is, 1 being not helpful at all and 5 being extremely helpful.

TOP TAGS

  • Uses Slides
    (53)
  • Appropriately Priced Materials
    (30)
  • Would Take Again
    (41)
  • Tolerates Tardiness
    (28)
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