I thought this class was great. I was really scared going in because of some of these reviews, but I ended up finishing the class strong. I took this class online and he held it as an asynchronous course (posted lectures) with weekly "coffee talks" that would serve as office hours. There is just one weekly assignment that is pulled from the textbook that sometimes didn't line up with his lectures, but he would answer any questions about them (and they weren't very hard or long at all). There are two tests: the midterm was very lengthy and difficult because it was so open ended, but being able to review this test before the final helped a ton. The final incorporated similar questions from the midterm and some VERY BASIC stats that we learned in the 2nd half of the class. We could use Excel on our final for the stats portion. We also had ample time to complete the group project, and he only required that we present a PowerPoint, no paper needed. Easiest group project ever. Overall I think everything was pretty clear and very doable as long as you ask questions. Don't be afraid to take this class!

I LOVED Professor Lamberson's 156 class! Honestly my favorite class so far at UCLA. I hate math with a burning passion, and while he'd include scary math in the powerpoints, we weren't required to know it for exams.

A must take. The only issue is the homework can be confusing, but if you can make it to office hours he is extremely helpful.

The first half of the class was great and taught practical material on social science research, then the second half was predominantly statistics based. It was difficult but definitely doable thanks to Professor Lamberson. His recorded lectures were useful for studying and he was always available for help during office hours. Most of the statistics he taught how to do from Excel, which also helped. Overall I think Professor Lamberson did his best to help us understand material he knows many of us find to be challenging.

The final exam was pretty difficult but he curved it and also our final overall grade. The group project was my favorite part of the quarter and helped boost my grade lol. Would definitely recommend taking Professor Lamberson for this required class if you find stats difficult like I do!