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“He's a shy guy, but not unfriendly”
STAT201 - 2.0 rating“Professor Stutz class itself wasn't horrible”
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He's a shy guy, but not unfriendly. He mumbles constantly and flies through his PowerPoints, making it quite hard to follow him. On the bright side, his class wasn't overly difficult. His practice questions he gave before exams were helpful and similar to the real tests, but it was hard to get answers to them because of his quiet voice and speed.
One of the worst professors I've had at USC. Avoid at all cost. Test are completely different than examples shown in class.
I am incredibly disappointed in my senior year and his class was certainly no help. Why is this man teaching a psychology class? Why am I doing in depth research analysis, hours of homework, ridiculous tests, research papers, and labs that last longer than the class period for only 2 CREDIT HOURS?! Aside from the work he's a terrible instructor.
Taking notes in class is very easy and the practice exams are nearly identical to the exam. We used a 'cheat sheet' on every exam. As long as you do your homework and know what is going on you will be fine. He is very helpful, although very monotone during class. Lots of homework, which is annoying.
This course is some how much harder than any of my 500 level math courses. The lectures are very hard to follow. The homework is very fast, and gruesomely graded. He gave us a 0.5 point curve, on an exam. I have yet to have a truly terrible class until this one.
Avoid this dude at all costs took engineering stat with him and he's the worst. The homework sucks and he makes an already boring subject even more boring plus he's only a grad student.
He is just awful!! Somehow he makes an already dry and boring subject even worse. He makes the class far more difficult than any other professors teaching stat 509. The homework is excessively long and difficult. He gave only a 0.5 point curve on the first exam even though most people failed it. Avoid his Stat 509 class take someone else.
Unless you have a prior experience in statistics, I would not take this class. Seems like genuinely nice guy, however his teaching ability is questionable to see the least. Homework is a large part of the grade, however good luck doing it by yourself. Would recommend taking with a different professor.
Horrible at lectures. Only saving grace is the homeworks. Ryan is the single worst professor I have ever had. Does example problems incorrectly and takes up the entire class time without correcting his mistakes
Stutz is average. Homework is 30% which is a huge help. His tests are just like the practice ones so basically just memorize how to do each problem on the practice exam. He's obsessed with the software R which I hated. There are better professors to take but if you're stuck with him it's not the end of the world.
avoid at all costs if you don't want to miserably fail.
Lectures didn't even touch some/most of the stuff in the majority of exams, does things incorrectly during lectures, gives students misinformation, and doesn't help students learn material whatsoever. Please avoid.
Professor Stutz gives you a tremendous amount of homework weekly and after doing all of that work, the tests are nothing like the homework and quizzes.
Took an asynchronous class from him, and it was the hardest class I have ever taken. The lectures are hard to follow and very few examples are provided. The exams were hard and only 5-7 mc questions so almost impossible to do good on them. Overall take anyone else, very frustrating class!
Do not take this professor for stat. One of the worst teachers I have ever taken. Class was all online, and his video lectures were very hard to follow. He reads word for word and does not go into depth about any of the topics. He gives a lot of busy work with lots of labs, homework, and quizzes. Test reviews have nothing to do with the tests.
Not good at explaining, teaches like everyone has had an upperlevel statistics course before. 3x harder than other stat 509 professors. a friend had another professor and their first exam covered what we did in the first 2 weeks of class. gave a few people zeroes on first exam bc he didn't explain the late policy for turning in exams beforehand.
Just dont take him unless you dont have a choice cuz I didn't. I did not understand a single thing in that class. Only grade is the exam grade. and I barely passed any of them.
Mr. Stutz is great about curving exams or giving extra credit opportunities. However, the class will still be miserable and hard to pass.
Stutz seems quite knowledgeable in statistics. That being said, he made the class way too difficult for a program requirement. If you are not a Stats major/minor or at least invested in the subject, you will not have a very good time. He does provide extra credit and allows for open-note exams. He also curves exams a lot.
This rating is for *Stat 205 (Honors)*. Stutz has a unique way of teaching, you might seem lost at first especially with R, but the homework and practice exams bring everything together. Exams are based on HW and Practice exams and there is extra credit.
Professor Stutz grades based off of attendance, homework, two tests (curved), and a final. Homework is graded based on completion. He posts practice exams very similar to the tests. Also, if you have an A, you can be exempt from the final. I am not sure why lots of people did not like his class, but I think he is a fair grader and good professor.
The exams are worth a lot. Study the homework and practice exams before tests and you will be fine. The first exam is a lot of math, but the second is just a lot of R code and wording of confidence intervals. He also offers extra credit and curves the exams.
Every class you're taking notes of the lecture. Gives extra credit and curves the exams which are identical to the test reviews and you get a sheet of paper front & back for a "cheat sheet"..if you have an A at the end you can exempt the final exam & only had 9 required homeworks. I took **Stat205** with him dk what that wasn't an option for course
Took him for stat 205. Not the best at getting the material across during lectures but his exam reviews always prepared us pretty well. Let us use a whole paper front and back as a cheat sheet for the exams. Don't have to take the final if you have an A. Allowed to miss 10% of classes (about 8 classes) before it hurts your grade. Overall great prof
Stutz is amazing! He has a great sense of humor and his lectures are very engaging. He focuses more on actually teaching the material than testing you on it, so you never have to stress over your grade in his class. He's especially great for engineers since he does lots of real-world application. HW is effort based. Great prof all around!
While Stutz certainly especially likes the use of the R programming language in class and in assignments, I didn't find this to take away much from the class. He was forgiving with exam curves and was very open to allowing extra credit. He provides great materials for practicing for exams, and they accurately reflect taught material.
The exams are worth a good bit but he provides more than generous curves. His attendance policy is pretty lenient, the exams were very similar to practice exams and homework. He never turned me down for an office hours appointment and always answered any questions. Homework is graded for completion. The class is challenging yet straightforward
This class was very chill. A few homework based off of questions we do in class, and there is extra credit. Exams are just like the homework. You have to use a coding system, but he gives you the code so it is easier to understand. The class is very repetitive and if you took any statistics class at all you will be fine.
Has too many low reviews and I was nervous to take him because of it. The class is very straightforward and you always know what he expects from you. He can come off a bit intimidating at the beginning but is a genuinely nice guy and has a good sense of humor. Homework is often harder than exams but is graded on effort. Great professor.
Stutz is not a good teacher, but he's a funny and nice guy with an easy grading system. I didn't learn a single thing in the class and made a 60 pre-curve on the first exam, and I still easily made an A in this class. The hw is so hard, but it's a participation grade. Take him if you want a funny prof and an easy-ish A, not if you want to learn.
he was an awesome easy professor practically easy A if you show up and do decent on the exams. no final and always gives curves and extra credit. you are allowed to miss up to 9 classes
Exams are identical to practice exams. If you show up to class you will get an A. Easy content, minimal homework, three exams. Take him, you will not regret it.
Bombed the first exam and still passed his class with an A. The class is intimidating and can't say I remember much but he made it enjoyable. The homework whooped my ass but it was a participation grade so as long as you at least put in effort he gave you full credit.
His lectures make no sense if you are not a stats person. We also learn more coding than statistics and for me that was the hardest part of the class. He says homework is completion then will give you 0.5/2 for absolutely no reason at all. He also kinda makes me feel dumb and I have been a straight A student my entire life.
I do not recommend taking this course with this teacher. I struggled with her terminology and how he described everything in the class. The homework was difficult and he did not really explain things. Someone asked him w a question and he replied saying "I do not know". I recommend taking this course at a community college.
Stutz is a nice guy, but probably one of the worst professors I have had in terms of getting the point across. He does not post his notes after class and is so sporadic when writing examples in class that they are hard to follow. The tests are not that bad but most of your time will be spent figuring it out on your own. We also use R for hw (awful)
His teaching style isnt the best. He just writes on paper and projects it to the class so sometimes its hard to organize notes and examples. I had to study a lot on my own for the tests but did well on them. We use R for stats and it sucs (its like coding), but overall tries to make the class fun and not a bad professor
He's nice, but most material taught was based on R (extremely difficult coding app) which was unnecessary as 205 is an elementary STAT class, not coding. He posts his lectures, but the notes are impossible to keep up with in class b/c its all over the place and DOESN'T align with the slides he has posted on BB. it just wasn't what I expected.
Hard to figure out the program he uses at first, but if you show up you'll be fine. Huge curve on the tests, homeworks graded on effort, and lots of extra credit opportunities.
You get extra credit for showing up to class! You have to learn R for everything in this course and it is unbearable. You will have homework that is graded on effort every week. He has a hard time explaining what he is doing, because it only makes sense to him, be prepared to study for this class a lot. Other than that he's nice and funny
Stutz taught in a really confusing way. His lectures were him writing on a piece of paper that was projected overhead. I found it really hard to follow along and I really like math. He was a nice guy and offered extra credit, I had to rewatch lectures to study for exams. But study guides are exact same as exams which is nice.
AWFUL DO NOT TAKE. does not know how to teach, homework is impossible. class is barely a stat class all we do is coding and he doesn't know how to teach it. do anything but take him. by pure guessing and Luck I did good on the second test. other than that I wouldve failed.
I honestly really liked Professor Stutz. His lectures could be hard to follow at times, but if you study the homework and test corrections prior to the exams you'll do well. You have to show up to class, or you're gonna get lost. R can be tough to use, but you can look up guides or ChatGPT to help. He gives lots of extra credit opportunities.
I don't know what the other reviews are saying but he was fine. Nothing special, a lot of coding (it's a stat course, what were you expecting? That's all stat is now), graded off 10+ HW assigned though the year and 2/3 exams. You can exempt the final. This is an easy class if you know basic math skills and have half a brain.
Honestly, if you go to class and pay attention to the notes and work he is doing it is not hard to understand even if you are not good at math. He gives homework but it is mostly just graded on participation and his exams are identical to the preexams he gives out. He gives a lot of chances for extra credit. would 100% recommend
Overall an easy class. However, I didn't understand the material much, but the practice exams are just like the exams so it was easy to get a good grade on them. The extra credit and rounded tests made it easy for me to get an A.
Recorded lectures and doesn't grade attendance. Don't have to buy an expensive textbook. Optional final. I don't think he was the nicest guy, but if you fly below his radar, you'll be fine. Also- try to do well on the first two exams, the last 1/3 of the course content is a lot harder.
His notes are just him writing on a piece of paper. He does not go off the lecture slides at all. He does not curve even if the class average is a 60 even if it his bad teaching. My one friend held his hand in class and he looked right at him, but ignored him. When you ask for help he just brushes off your question and continues what he is doing.
DO NOT TAKE STUTZ AT ANY COST!!! Lectures are extremely confusing as examples are given before material has been covered. He does not answer questions but rather rephrases them. Class content is taught on a blank piece of paper where he randomly decides to teach new concepts at his liking. Will not curve exams when average is a failing grade.
Horrible, Horrible, Horrible, does not believe in helping students but rather wants them to fail. Would not ever recommend any student to take Stutz if they have never taken a stats class. If you need this class avoid Stutz at all costs.
Stutz gets not-so-hot reviews, but honestly, as long as you just put work into knowing the content it's really not bad. He explains how to go over everything in R, you just have to pay attention, which can be hard since class is extremely boring. However, not hard to get an A and I would take again.
this class is heavy on coding. His tests are typically 6-8 MC questions (meaning no partial credit.) Final is optional. His lectures are pretty boring but if you don't go to them you will be so lost. Homework is graded on accuracy but he gives EC in some lectures. Overall an easy A if you go to class and like stats
Professor Stutz is honestly not the best professor. I felt like he had a hard time getting the point across and he is hard to reach outside of class. Although, his exams are almost identical to the practice exams so it is easy to do well. Lecture is optional and you do not need a textbook. We use R to code but it is not all that difficult to use.
He is okay. I didn't learn much at all. Homework's are hard but you can manage. Exams are also kinda hard but he will curve (sometimes). No quizzes. Kinda has a sassy attitude and won't answer emails all the time. Definitely cares a lot about statistics while the no one cares.
I've taken AP statistics before getting to this class, however the way Stutz taught did not make sense. We focused more on how to operate R (a statistics program) than focusing on statistics itself. Stutz is chill, memorize the practice exams and you should be fine. Lots of extra credit opportunities if you go to class. Final exam was optional.
Your grade is made up of 2 midterms & 1 final along with a presentation. Although his lectures and notes in class may not be the best, he goes over many examples. His study guide is similar to the exam. I studied 30 minutes before each exam and scored 100 on all. As long as you pay attention, do the HW & study guides, it should be an easy A.
he makes u learn to code/program in class and then on exams ur not even allowed to use ur computer. flies thru lectures and then when u ask questions he answers them by not giving u a direct answer and it leaves you more confused. hw is 1pt, and takes off if u get hw wrong, but wont tell u how to solve. bad professor and doesnt help u understand
His tests were often pretty easy and he always gives partial credit on homework, even if you get the answer incorrect. There are also plenty of extra credit opportunities given throughout class.
Professor Stutz class itself wasn't horrible. His tests weren't modeled after his practice exams formal wise but the material was more or less the same. This man is rude and condescending to his students. At the beginning of the class he called of us stupid, and kept moving like it was nothing. I wouldn't recommend or take him again.
Don't take his class if you've never taken a stat class. If you've taken stats before, you'll be okay, but it's still frustrating. "Dry humor" but he's just rude. Didn't show up to class multiple times, didn't let us know until class was almost over. Exams are easy, but super easy to fail. Usually 10 multiple-choice questions for 30% of your grade.
Probably the worst professor i have ever come into contact with. Missing one class set me back way more than it should have, and he made it very very hard to catch up.
Going to class isnt mandatory, but if you miss any you will be lost. He lectures the entire period, gives unclear homework after, but does offer a lot of extra credit, but only offers two exams. He does have a final, but he wont tell you if its mandatory or optional until the very last day of classes. I would try to avoid taking him!
The majority of this class was just memorizing R code which was easy. The exams are exactly like the practice exams and there is so much extra credit. There is only two multiple choice exams which are easy to fail because they are short but it's also easy to get a 100 I had an optional final because our group project was successful.
Mid prof w/ attitude, made honors section 2nd exam harder b/c we did too good on the 1st one & gave us 1/2 the extra credit as reg section. 10 hmks worth 15%, 2 tests worth 25% each, project worth 10%, and final worth 25%. Do good on hmk, tests, and project and he will exempt you from the final, I got an easy A this way. Just pay attention in class
He's fine— knows his stuff, a little dry, and his sense of humor can be off-putting if you don't realize he's joking
He is a great professor in terms of his knowledge of the course. He usually will tell you to ask the TA in his response when it comes to emails. This course might be challenging if you are not good with application-based questions. The homework is relatively easy. No quizzes. Two exams.
Ok overall. First exam was hard but once we got into R it wasn't as bad. He is not the most organized lecturer and the hw is tough. Attendance policy was kinda wack and there wasn't a real textbook or uploaded notes to use as a backup if you missed class. But he is funny asf and his guidelines got a lot chiller towards the end of the semester.
I really liked having him as a teacher. However, if you don't go to his lectures, your grade will reflect that, you absolutely should not miss them or else you'll be lost. There's homework about every week and a few exams. He gives a lot of extra credit and is super nice and helpful.
Professor Stutz was fairly good. He tried to be intimidating at the beginning in order to keep students coming to class, however, his teaching was pretty clear, and the exam questions are not meant to trick anyone. He gives some homework to review the material and study guides before the tests, which are very similar to the exams, so study them.
Do not. He didn't even try to help me when I went to him during office hours
Does not post lecture slides or notes, so you can't look back to study later. Only 2 13 question exams throughout the semester which are (mostly) easy enough, but if you make a simple mistake it'll cost you. He drones on and doesn't really engage the class, tells us instead of showing. I made an A, but he just sucks.
lectures can get pretty boring because you just watch him put everything into the R coding software and he doesn't post his notes, so if you miss class make sure you get the notes from someone else. The exams were very easy and straightforward and the study guides were very similar to the exam
He isn't a bad professor if you understand his type of humor, which can be very off-putting if you don't know he is joking. He knows his stuff made it easy to ask questions even though its confusing. Class was very easy if you attended lecture and did the homework, exams were short, he is never on campus and selective to the emails he responds to.
Do not take Professor Stutz!! I missed 2 classes and fell extremely behind. Practice tests are exactly like the exams, but also are easy to fail. He cares more about the R coding on the computer than the actual statistics concepts of the class. He does not respond to emails and if he does, they are brief and rude.
If you miss the class then you really will fail since he doesn't post any of the lectures. The exams are like the study guide but it is multiple choice from a-f so it is easy to fail it. It is exam heavy with only a few homework. If you do well on the research project, you did not have to take the final.
The first exam is super rough but after that the class isn't too bad. He curved my 52 to a 70 and I managed to end with an A. Your grade is 2 exams, 10 hws and a group project, and the final is optional if your grades high enough. Attendance isn't mandatory but he doesn't post the lecture notes so you really have to go.
Dr. Stutz is a kind and respectable teacher. I do not understand the low ratings as they are pretty much false. The professor stresses asking him questions and wants you to pass with an A. He is funny and respects his students. Come to class and be prepared to learn or you will have a hard time. Pay full attention and study well. Do not get lazy.
Only 2 exams a semester with less than 10 questions on each which makes it easy to fail. Focuses on R coding more than the stuff we actually need to know on the exam. Wasn't very helpful when I tried to reach out to him about my grades. Has a TA grade everything so it takes forever. Seems annoyed when people ask questions in class.
Loved this class, very minimal work each week. He gives so much extra credit. The r coding really isnt bad if you show up to class he gives you like all answers and coding
Take this class, easiest class with such minimal work!!
Class is biggest waste of time as he only codes into R and doesn't teach anything on the exams. The exams are easy to fail due to lack of questions & multiple choice questions w one word difference. Makes you do a group project and present it. There are other stat 205 professors who teach better, have easy exams online, so take them instead.
There are no notes posted for the class, so if you miss, good luck. He handwrites all his notes in class in chicken scratch, and they don't make sense going back. He requires you to use R code on everything, but you don't use it on exams. His exams are usually fewer than 8 questions and all multiple choice, usually A-J or K. Do not take.
Overall, he was a nice guy; that being said, this class was insufferably boring. Exams have only a couple of questions; they're multiple-choice, but the answer options are all so similar. All content is taught in class with no notes posted, so you never miss it. Managed to do well, he gives a lot of extra credit. Useless class, that's too hard.
his notes consist of writing random stuff on paper. Exams are extremely short and multiple choice (very easy to fail). He does offer extra credit. This class is difficult if you've never taken stats before. Homework is pretty straight forward though. There is a group project.
Attending class is important in order to not get lost. Lecture notes posted online are not related much to what is taught. Study guides and homework are helpful and are basically what are on the tests. Only a few tests, and they are short with many multiple-choice options. Can be very easy but hard if you do not know what you are doing.
If you are going to take this class, just for the statistic credit then do it. Fairly simple class with one HW assignment a week, and two tests and the final being optional. One end of semester group project which is straightforward and he gives tons of extra credit.
Very boring lectures, only 2 exams with the final being optional. There is a group project worth an entire letter grade please make sure all information is clear and straight forward because he may ask a trick question to throw you off. weekly homework assignments only worth between 1-2 points. Gives a lot of extra credit though. COME TO CLASS!!!!!
Not my favorite class or professor. Be prepared to show up to class because online notes provided do not help at all. The exams don't have many questions but are worth a large part of your grade. Also there is a group project but as long as you do it right he grades nicely. If you want an easy class you don't have to go to this he is not for you
Boring class and sometimes boring professor. Handwrites all his notes, and doesn't post them afterwords. Weekly homeworks and two exams with a final group project that determines the optional final. Wouldn't take him again.
Stutz was a good professor, had a good sense of humor and I felt prepared for every test he gave. He also gave lots of extra credit opportunities as well.
Class Info
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STAT102
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