1.4

Rituparna Sen

Mathematics - University of California Davis

1.4
Quality
3.9
Difficulty
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Would Retake
84
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1.4
Quality
3.9
Difficulty
1.4
Helpful
1.4
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Would Retake

84

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What Students Say

This class was just awful

STATS13 - 2.0 rating

the only good thing is the lectures are online

STATS13 - 1.0 rating
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A: 1
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Reviews (84)
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STATS13
Oct 17, 2004

what the freaking a does this lady say? if you can understand this lady you have a minor in translation. the only good thing is the lectures are online. class is pointless anyways. bebis!

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STA13
Oct 18, 2004

Worst Teacher Ever. I'm not exaggerating. She's just terrible. If you get her ever, transfer out IMMEDIATELY. I know multiple elementary school teachers I've had that would teach this class far more effectively.

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STA13
Oct 20, 2004

cant understand a word she says. tas don't help. homeworks take forever don't make sense and are hard. her lectures are from the book. half the time she makes errors during her lectures. horrible class. drop immediately

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STA13
Oct 20, 2004

Run away, transfer or drop immediately. She is, hands down, the worst professor I have ever had. She is impossbile to understand and doesn't explain anything. The homework is exceedingly long and hard. The class average for homework is around a 50%. At least the lectures are online.

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STA13
Nov 9, 2004

Get out of this class. We are not exaggerating. She is a horrible teacher. Makes errors on tests and when you ask about them she doesnt understand what you are talking about. No joke.. transfer or take stat another quarter. Its not worth it to suffer through her lectures.

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STAT13
Nov 14, 2004

really duno what she is talking about......

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STA13
Dec 6, 2004

Good lord, just drop her class. She always sounds as if she's speaking in some ancient garbled language and doesn't seem to understand the material herself. Honestly, just don't take her class.

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STATS13
Grade: A-
Dec 6, 2004

Although Rituparna's boy-ish haircut and her toned mid section make her some amazing eye candy, her class is quite boring/useless. I only showed up to her lectures so that I could receive the satisfaction of her watching me leave 10 minutes into the class.

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STA013
Dec 6, 2004

Good ol' Ritu is a looker, that NO ONE can deny. Unfortunately, her teaching ability is not up to par. She can't speak discernable English and has minimal knownledge on the subject. I hope this doesn't happen to me again throughout my college career. This was a do-it-yourself course, basically.

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STAT13
Grade: Pass
Dec 13, 2004

Her midterms are easy, her lectures are ok. She is not hard to understand, unlike other professors. Homework was kinda difficult at times. Not a bad professor as everyone says.

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STAT13
Dec 13, 2004

Avoid taking this teacher if you can. She is very unclear and doesn't let you use notes for the tests.

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STA13
Grade: C+
Dec 14, 2004

Does not teach concepts very clearly and doesn't explain things too well. Very confusing at times!

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STAT13
Dec 15, 2004

She's not a very good teacher. She lectures right off her notes. The class was easy though if you read the book and do the homework. I wouldn't recommend this teacher though.

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STAT13
Dec 15, 2004

She is unclear in her lectures, but they are very easy to follow if you have the book. The TA was very helpful though. Homework is kinda hard, but her tests are pretty easy. No final because it's the 5th midterm (which is a plus). her accent's not that bad...not as bad as SOME prof's I've had.

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STATS13
Dec 18, 2004

Teacher is horrible, but the class is easy. Dont try at all in this class and you'll get a B. If you feel like it, you can try and get an A. But thats for suckers.

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STATS
Dec 18, 2004

I cannot understand a thing she say. Do not take the class if you have a hard time with professors with an accent. In my opinion, she does not know how to teach at all. Watch out for the TA's cause they also have heavy accent.

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STA13
Dec 23, 2004

If u r not a math person at all, DO NOT TAKE SEN! Her class is easy for ppl who kno what theyr doing but shes no help 4 ppl who dont know math. she is hard 2 understand. her TAs shouldve taught the class! Very boring. Tests r short, noncumulative & curved.. but each question is 1% of ur final grade.

2.0
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STAT13
Jan 19, 2005

No Comments

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STA13
Jan 24, 2005

Booooooo! Sen is just a bad teacher. Honestly stopped going to lecture and tried to teach myself from the power points she puts online. Doesn't speak English well and doesn't understand it either so tough to ask questions.

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STA13
Mar 14, 2005

Her lectures are confusing and homeworks take forever and are pretty impossible. Her tests are 16 multiple choice, and are pretty easy if you took stats in highschool. she doesn't explain concepts well and you learn more by yourself with her slides

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STA13
Mar 10, 2006

I cant believe that she has a job period, much less as a teacher. Who explains concepts by simply doing an example? An idiot would and that she is. She wirtes a title that you can't read, people go, 'what does that say?" she writes every single word she says in third grade cursive, does the problem, moves on. I go to class simply to make fun of her

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STA13
Mar 15, 2006

Lectures don't make ANY sense even if u can understand her, homework is unreasonably hard and tests are difficult. I basically had to teach myself and still did horribly.

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STA013
Mar 16, 2006

Honestly, I learned more reading the Idiot's Guide to Statistics. The only reason I'm even doing relatively well is because I took Statistics in High School. She doesn't do multiple-choice questions anymore, though. Except for the final. Good luck reading her cursive.

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STA13
Mar 23, 2006

No Comments

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STATS13
Mar 24, 2006

why hasnt anyone posted anything about this woman?! shes horrible! jesus man, she'd pull things outta her ass expecting us to know wtf she did. she never explains anything at all during lecture. if you plan to survive, plan to go to her office hours. she does help in office hours considering its only you and her

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STA013
Mar 25, 2006

she sucks. both in hw and in lectures, when someone asks "oh professor, isn't this the correct answer?" she'll answer, "oh right... you are correct." you can't depend on her notes. better hope you get a good ta to pass the class. my ta sucked with an accent and gave us the wrong formula for hw. good luck with her; you'll need it.

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STAT13
Mar 26, 2006

This professor can't teach a class in a clear way, and when doing practice tests, she couldn't even come up with the correct answers... you're better off skipping class and teaching yourself.

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STA13
Mar 29, 2006

Online homework is horrible! Professor Sen doe not cover the material before she assigns the homework and it is one big headache. Lectures are hard to sit through and all of the information presented seems scattered. Fortunately, the tests are easy so you can do well if you go to discussion and teach yourslef the material.

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STAT13
Mar 29, 2006

worst math class I've EVER taken!!! She doesn't explain anything well, not at all well prepared before lecture, can't speak English and doesn't use slides but writes on board, you can't read her writings. Worst of all, when she writes she OFTEN makes mistakes that costs us to erase everything we've written and rewrite them again. avoid taking it!

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STATS13
Oct 20, 2006

this professor if absolutely horrible at teaching..she doesn't explain well and skips steps. everything she teaches comes right out of the book...my recommendation is to read before lecture because thats the only way to keep up with the class... her online hmwk is really hard as well. she expects us to know how to work the charting and everything o

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STA013
Oct 25, 2006

WOW... a) she's hard to understand b)what the hell is up with how hard the hw is? and who in the world gives hw thats due on the day of a midterm!?! c) she doesn't explain crap.... good luck with this one. It takes a TON of studying to do even reasonably well. OH, and don't rely on the TA's...

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STAT13
Oct 30, 2006

She dosn't use the overhead so she writes on the board which is very hard to read unless your sitting within 4 rows of the front. Also hard to understand. She expects you to know the material already. This class made me cry when I got a C on the midterm.

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STAT013
Nov 1, 2006

If you can understand her English, your listening is pretty good. Homework is online and sometime can piss you off because they will submit your homework automatically and you have to re-do it again. 2 Midterms and they are easy. If you can study by yourself or you have taken AP stats b4. That may be a good course for an A.

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STAT13
Nov 3, 2006

I could learn more reading straight from the text than by listening to her lectures.

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STA13
Nov 7, 2006

So frustrating! Her "r"s are confusing, and she writes British style with her decimals mid-number. Went to her office hours once, and couldn't help us with our questions. Terrible class, even worse prof.

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STAT102
Nov 8, 2006

she is very bad and cold , she does not know how to make students understand the materials.

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STATS13
Dec 3, 2006

Absolutely terrible.

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STATS13
Dec 7, 2006

Please, for the love of humanity, don't take this teacher if you want a clear, understandable, class. She's kinda nice (until you go to her office hours), but her lectures are extremely frustrating and unclear. It took her the whole quarter to decide if she wanted to curve any of the work, (only 1 midterm was). I wish the TA taught her class.

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STA13
Dec 7, 2006

She is horrible!!!!!! All she does is write things down and not explain how you get there.

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STA13
Dec 7, 2006

Miserable class with a professor that rushed through the material, speaking with such a heavy accent that it is impossible to understand her. Likewise, her writing is difficult to interpret because she puts her decimal points mid-number. Oh, her office hours are no help, either. Do not take stats with this professor!

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STATS13
Dec 7, 2006

Possibly the worst teacher I have ever encountered. She cannot teach. At all!. Tests are tough, but the fact that she cannot explain well, makes it even harder. You have a better shot at passing this class by teaching yourself right out of the book than by listening to her. Please do yourself a favor and DO NOT take this class!

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STATS13
Dec 8, 2006

ritu makes my life miserable. her lectures don't help at all, she gets paid for talking to the board and writing lectures directly off of the stats cd book. why is she still teaching even after 2 years of horrible ratings? i don't know. UC DAVIS, PLEASE. GET IT TOGETHER. she makes statistics soo unnecessarily difficult. run for your life!

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STAT13
Dec 8, 2006

this woman is clueless - This ASSISTANT professor shouldn't even be teaching. AVOID HER CLASS AT ALL ALL ALL COSTS. Tell anyone who recommends her to go into a dark corner and fornicate themselves.

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STA13
Dec 8, 2006

WORST PROFESSOR I'VE HAD IN MY ENTIRE LIFE! She cannot teach at ALL, she speaks with such a heavy accent, I spend more time trying to understand her words than the material. Her lectures are pretty much exactly what's in the textbook, except she goes so fast you wonder what the heck just happened. IF YOU HAVE HER DROP IMMEDIATELY.

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STA13
Dec 8, 2006

The worst class ever, u can not understand her and she teaches with the same examples from the book. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS

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STASTA
Dec 9, 2006

Bad, bad, bad. This is the professor that I will be writing about to grad school, explaining my GPA/ difficulties as an undergrad. Do not take this class.

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STA013
Dec 10, 2006

Lets just say im studying for the final and the key for practice problems she gave us doesnt incorrectly uses the formulas she gave us. Dont take this course by her. its confusing and she is hard to understand and always seems confused herself during class.

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STA13
Dec 11, 2006

I think it's some kind of rule that if you don't like a professor, her accent appears stronger than it really is. In reality, her accent isn't that bad. And the tests are pretty easy. But the homework is stupid and tedious and so computation-intensive that you're almost certain to make a mistake somewhere. And unlike the tests, it isn't curved.

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STA13
Dec 11, 2006

Worst professor at UC Davis... I have no idea why she was hired... The tests were not all that hard but the textbook was horrible and the homework is a complete joke... It wasn't consistant with the textbook and we had no way of checking our answers to see if we were doing the problems right or not... DO NOT TAKE STA13 with Sen

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STATS13
Dec 12, 2006

She is a very nice person, BUT THE WORST PROFFESOR EVER!!! You can't understand her when she talks, her writing is very small and illegible, and the textbook SUCKS! The homework is a joke, inconsistent with the lectures. To make matters worse, my TA was the same way. Just a horrible class, DO NOT TAKE IT!

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STA13
Dec 12, 2006

She is crazy... not helpful... if you have a question, ask your TA.. dont even bother her. She has such a strong accent and writes everything on the chalkboard. Homeworks are terrible, i recommend seeing the TAs during office hours for help right off the bat. The good news is that her tests are not bad and the final is mult. choice

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STA13
Dec 12, 2006

horrible. strong accent, doesnt know how to use the mic system, writes too small on the chalkboard. and homework is crazy difficult. horrible is all i can say.

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STATS13
Dec 13, 2006

Horrible teacher. I took AP statistics in high school and still had trouble in this class. Her homework is a lot harder than the tests and on top of that, she does not explain during her lectures.

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STA013
Dec 14, 2006

She doesn't care if we really learn or not she just wants to get through the material. Talks a mile-a-minute w/ a really thick indian accent which makes even 2+2 seem like a complicated calculus equation. I have no clue how i pulled a B, she was very hesitant on curving and often dropped hwk problems b/c no one could answer them even her TAs

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STA102
Jan 11, 2007

she is not that bad as the people bleow said. but it is true that you don't need go to class if you read the textbook.

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STA102
Jan 30, 2007

Lectures directly from a handout and varies little from it even if you ask a question. Homework is more difficult than is neccessary. I found I learned more from the TA that from her.

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STA13
Feb 18, 2007

her tests are really easy (final was a bit hard but i think she curved that one..yes she does curve based on how people did) a lot of times i didn't know what she said and when u ask her questions its like she brings u in circles and in the end you're like "what? did she even answer my question??" yea if u take her..rely on yourself.

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STAT13
Mar 29, 2007

Friendly and helpful in office hours

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STA13
Mar 4, 2008

I took AP Stats in high school and got an A, but this course was STILL extremely difficult for me. She is difficult to understand, and although it seems like she tries, she doesn't exactly answer questions clearly. Tests were somewhat difficult. You really have to teach yourself everything in this class.

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STAT103
Mar 30, 2008

My worst experience at UCD thus far. She is difficult to understand and can't understand your questions and refers you to inquire with the TA when she doesn't feel like going over something in class, only to let you out then 15 min early from lecture. The material is easy and she made it much my dry and difficult than necessary.

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STA103
Jun 11, 2008

It's pretty simple: if you actually want to learn something, do not take Sen

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STAT135
Jun 17, 2008

accent is a bit strong. i had no idea what she's saying unless she writes them down. midterms and final has both inclass and take home portion. actual test harder than practice/old exams. you're pretty much on ur own when it comes to writing codes (TA doesn't help much on that unless u ask). allow cheat sheet on tests.

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STA102
Jan 10, 2009

she needs to speak up and stop talking to the wall. her accent made it hard to understand her, even though i'm indian. she needs to be more enthusiastic, also.

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STA103
Mar 24, 2009

When people claim she's the worst professor they've had, this is NOT an understatement. She's HORRIBLE, you're better off trying to teach yourself than waste 50 minutes in what she calls a lecture. She simple rereads and rewrites examples from the book (which is horribly flawed as well). You'll wonder constantly how Sen still has a job. AVOID!

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STA103
Mar 24, 2009

Sen is one of the most unenthusiastic professors I have ever had. She stands there with her notes (basically the textbook) and writes on the board. You are better off not going to class. Hard to understand but midterms and final were not unreasonable. Avoid her if you can but if you have to take her you'll be alright (I got an A).

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STA103
Mar 26, 2009

She is an awful teacher. The first midterm is easy but the midterm 2/final are hard. She grades extremely hard and sucks at teaching! AVOID AT ALL COSTS

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STA103
Apr 20, 2009

The worst teacher I have ever had at the university. Not helpful, worst book, waste of time attending lecture as you cant understand her and she doesnt lecture on anything thats either on the tests or homeworks, grades homework incredibly hard, first midterm is a joke and midterm 2 and final are impossible. Says she will curve and then doesnt.

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STA103
May 5, 2009

This is by far the worst teacher ever. Avoid taking her. the tests are crazy and she doesnt prepare you for any of it, she hates to teach you how to do something. AVOID Her.

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STA13
Jun 7, 2009

Horrible teacher, unclear, doesn't seem to answer students' questions well at all. Makes an already boring subject almost unbearable.

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STA13
Jun 13, 2009

Please for the love of God get out of this class NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! seriously, she shouldn't be teaching. It's been too long, and she hasn't changed. she writes faster than she talks, and answers the problems all by herself, she forgets that there are people trying to learn. this is not an intro class, this is a master's class!

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STATS13
Sep 4, 2009

This professor was not good. My friends and I decided to risk it and take her even though she had really bad reviews. What a MISTAKE that was. Midterms and final are multiple choice so cannot get partial credit. She does homework online which take forever and do not help at all. She seems uninterested in the subject and does NOT teach well.

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MATHSTAT
Nov 6, 2009

Awful. Can't understand her, and when I can, she doesn't teach. Biggest regret for any class. Avoid :(

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STATS13
Dec 1, 2009

Please do not take her class!! you cant understand a word she says and she is a terrible teacher!! you not going to class will literally not affect you at all she just rights things on the board with no explanation. and she rights reall fast once ur behind its unlikely u will catch up!!! once again she is TERRIBLE!!!!! DO NOT TAKE HER!!!!

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STATS13
Dec 7, 2009

i recommend her to use ppt

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STAT13
Dec 10, 2009

Terrible. She teaches herself the material, and doesn't explain much. IMHO, she shouldn't be a teacher, and should find another profession. Statistics isn't difficult, but she certainly did her best to make it so.

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STATS13
Dec 10, 2009

This class was just awful. if i hadn't taken statistics in high school i would have failed this class for sure. doesn't seem to have a good grasp on statistics, and doesn't seem to understand students' questions.

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STA013
Dec 18, 2009

Worst class I have ever taken. I ended up missing the drop deadline and just gave up and took the F. I am an A/B student and scored under 50% on most everything. I am not stupid. This professor is atrocious. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH HER.

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STATS13
Feb 28, 2010

She's a pretty bad lecturer and has a thick accent so going to class doesn't help much. Her first two midterms were hard, pretty much self taught. I learned the material from her online homework, as tedious as it was it was helpful. Her final was almost exactly like the practice final. Shes a nice lady, but a bad prof

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STA13
Apr 6, 2010

if you have her - RUN!!!

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STA103
Dec 15, 2010

People are not exaggerating when they say she's bad. The material is not hard, but she makes it a lot harder. Her accent makes it hard to understand her & she mumbles to herself. HW is graded harshly. I wish she used PowerPoint & organized her notes better. 2 midterms, HW, and final make up the grade. If it weren't for my TA, I would've failed!

3.0
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STA103
Dec 15, 2010

Given how difficult it is to make a course in elementary statistics interesting, Sen was a good professor. Her lectures weren't the best, but the book was short and easily cleared up any rough spots. Homework was all very relevant, and her midterms were ridiculously easy. Her final, on the other hand, was surprisingly challenging.

2.0
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STA103
Mar 28, 2011

Yes she has an accent but her exams are ridiculously easy (easier versions of hw problems). Just read the book and you'll be fine.

5.0
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STA102
Grade: A
Nov 17, 2024
Would take again

she is a decent proffessor, with good knowledge. Teaching is above average, but not the best.

Participation matters
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
STATS
Grade: C-
Nov 17, 2024

Not much really

Tough grader
So many papers
Test heavy
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

0%

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B

62% confidence
Based on 4 grades
Most common grades:
A- (1)
Pass (1)
C+ (1)
Grade Distribution
A(1)B(0)C(2)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(1)
Based on 5 reported grades
A-: 1
Pass: 1
C+: 1
A: 1
Common Tags
Participation matters (1)
Lecture heavy (1)
Tough grader (1)
So many papers (1)
Test heavy (1)
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STA102

3.3

(4)

STAT135

2.0

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STAT13

1.7

(13)

STA103

1.7

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STA013

1.4

(7)
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5.0

STASTA

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STAT103

5.0

MATHSTAT

5.0

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4.5

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