She explains everything very clearly in lectures. Take notes in class, since they really help you to understand course materials. The exercises she put on huskyCT are also very helpful for exams. Exams are easy, "no surprise" as she always says in class. She has a strong Russian accent but not too hard to understand, and you'll find it lovely.

She is the easiest professor I've ever had. She spells things out and repeats things 10 times. She treats students like 5 year olds, but the class is really easy. My advice would be, go to every lecture with earplugs because what she writes is important but her voice will give you a migraine.

Zhanna genuinely cares for her students and wants you to do well. Very hard to listen to her lectures, but the class is extremely easy.

Zhanna is a great professor. While she may be hard to understand at times, you will get the hang of it. If you take notes on what she goes over in class and do the extra problems she puts on HuskyCT you will do fine. She also posts answers to all of the quizzes and a practice exam up weeks before you have to take it. You don't need the book.

Once you get past the accent, the class gets much clearer. Now being out of the class, I realize how helpful her teaching methods were compared to other professors I have had. Most of the information stuck with me because of how organized the information was presented in lecture.

I took this class for math credit. You have to go to lecture to understand how to do the problems. She does lots of examples and walks you through each new concept. The problems she does in class are VERY similar to the ones on the exam. Sometimes she tells you which questions are on exam. She puts everything online so studying is really easy.

Zhanna was a great professor. Going to class is crucial to pass. She does many examples of the concepts in class and will even tell you which topics will be on the exam. Her group quizzes are pretty easy, mintabs are easy but time consuming, and the exams are easy. I studied and worked hard, ended up with a 100 on both exams and 103 on the final.

There's a lot to say. One, the teacher is extremely caring and considerate, but she is hard to understand. Because of this, she tends to go at a slow pace and repeats everything, which sometimes makes the lecture drag on. The take-home quizzes are based EXACTLY from the notes in lecture, SO GO TO IT! Also the exams are with a formula sheet!

An amazing woman and teacher. Go to class, take notes, DO YOUR QUIZZES, and study hard for the tests. It's not an easy subject (especially if you're terrible at math, like me), but if you work hard you can do well. You're allowed a formula sheet for tests, put examples on it. Go to the Q Center for help with the quizzes.

Zhanna is a great professor but difficult to understand at times, but not so bad you won't get the material. The material is extremely easy if you attend every lecture and keep up with the homework. Minitab is essentially a joke in this class and the assignments are a breeze. Zhanna is super nice and goes at a slow pace so everyone understands.

I loved Zhanna. Although she has a strong accent, she's very clear in the material she presents and explains everything thoroughly. Sometimes they drag though. The only homework is Minitab (easy!). Go to lectures and do the practice problems and you'll be golden. All the exams allow a formula sheet,so they aren't too hard. Don't buy the textbook!

If you have to take Stat at UConn, take it with Zhanna!! Although her accent can be a bit tough to get used to she is a very sweet lady and a great teacher! Tests and assignments are very clear. The only annoying part is that in order to get an A you must get a 95 in the class. It's doable though!

Zhanna is a good professor. She cares about you passing and makes the course relatively easy. A lot of the material you should already know and is self explanatory. The only problem is the dependence on the exams. Three exams: 25, 30, 35% of your grade. If you mess up on one, it can be difficult to recover. Also, lectures are incredibly boring...

If you are taking an intro Stats course, you have to take it with Zhanna. 3 exams, straight forward from the study guide and you get a 8"x11" cheat sheet. Very easy to not go to class at all and learn the basic stats the night before the exam. First exam felt like a middle school test.

Nothing she taught was too hard to study the day before the exam. Minitab is super easy and is her "extra credit" opportunity. You don't have to show up to lecture, use her lecture notes online and you'll still do well. If you go to class you just get more practice. 1 front and back cheat sheet. If you can do the sample exam you will do great

First of all, Zhanna is a great professor. She is one of those professor who makes the first exam really easy, then hits your hard on the second and final. However, she make sure her students understand the concepts of the lecture materials. Also her accent is pretty amazing!

She is one of the best professors I've ever had. Her lecture focuses on doing example questions that are very similar to the ones on the three exams. She explains the material clearly and makes it easy to understand. MOST IMPORTANTLY, she allows you to use a one page cheat sheet for the exams. Go to the lecture, take good notes, and you'll get A.

She really cares about her students and wants them to be successful. The exams are not bad because you can use cheat sheet. Since the material is very straight forward, once you get a good cheat sheet it's an easy A.

A very kind and caring lady. The course content itself is actually not hard regardless of how good you math background is. Homework contains questions needing calculation and Minitab related questions, both are manageable as long as you read the notes and go to the discussions. Really like her lovely Russian accent.

I really like this professor! She is so nice! Even though she has accent, it doesn't matter at all. If you go to each lecture and take notes, you can get a essay A. She is the best professor I ever met.

Go to lecture! She doesnt post lecture slides, so you need to be there- but the lectures and examples make the material easy to understand. you can bring formula sheets for every exam and quiz and shes very caring and willing to answer questions. There is also a group quiz each week in discussion (easy 100%). Make sure to use her practice exams.

Zhanna is such a sweetheart and is really passionate about what she teaches. She really shows care for the students. If you are not amazing at math, GO TO LECTURE! She covers a lot of math and example problems in one class. The exams are difficult, but the problems you go over in class are much more difficult than the ones on the exam.

great lectures; super thorough and provides a lot of practice problems. she doesnt upload stuff she writes down during lectures so you probably dont wanna skip but you could probably scrape by with the things she does upload. you're allowed a cheat sheet for quizzes and exams which helps a lot and the quizzes/exams are also not too hard.

Zhanna is honestly such a sweet lady and really goes through concepts slowly to make sure everyone understands them. This class is such an easy A, especially if you took AP stats. You get a double sided cheat sheet for every exam. The first exam is painfully easy and is basically designed for you to get a 100 but the exams do get harder.

If you want a good statistics professor, you found your professor. Exams have too few problems, of which many are connected, so if you make one mistake it may overly decrease your grade. Otherwise, everything else is solid. Zhanna teaches interesting and applicable information within the real world. Not difficult at all.

Zhanna is very clear in her lectures and is also a very caring and sweet woman. She always makes it clear that she is available for help and also made the course expectations really clear. The class was also definitely an easy A.

Lectures can be VERY SLOW, which is good for understanding, but it is boring to be at. Don't skip tho, the online notes have extra, confusing info. She writes out notes with you in class. Sweet lady who wants everyone to do well. Full page front and back cheat sheet for every quiz/exam. HW assignments are annoying, do them early. Easy Q class.

I really liked Zhana because you knew exactly what was on the test. She was super organized, great at updating grades and HuskyCT. Her lectures were definitely slow but she always covered the proper content and really cared about students doing well.

She is amazing. Her notes are super clear, and tests have almost the same questions as the quizzes during discussion. Lecture can be slow and boring, but go because the notes help for the tests. You are allowed a cheat sheet for the tests, if you put in effort for the hw and make a good cheat sheet, you will get an A.

Zhanna is honestly the BEST. She's funny and caring, she made everything so easy to understand. Def go to class because her notes help ALOT. Group quizzes every week, but you get cheat sheets, drops two lowest quiz grades. Very accessible and I would recommend her to any of my friends. Gives study guides for exams and also does review sessions.

Super easy as long as you go to class. Her lectures are pretty dry because she goes through a lot of examples, but she teaches for the exams. Be sure to take good notes because she doesn't post her class notes online. Don't buy the textbook.

Very caring professor. Her lectures are her doing problems step by step and super helpful. Your grade is 80% exams so make sure you do well on them because group quizzes and Minitab are worth only 20% of your overall grade. Attendance is not enforced definitely recommend towards the end of course. You're allowed one full sheet of paper per exam.

Zhanna is great. Not a difficult class- straightforward material as long as you go to class. Lectures are boring, but her examples/processes/explanations are what you need to do well on exams. Gives helpful practice exams. Go to lecture, show up for discussion quizzes, make EQ sheet, and review material a few days before exam and you'll do well.

Graded off of tests, homework, and weekly quizzes. Everything was fairly easy, so no extra credit is given. Zhanna gives a lot of time to do the minitabs. The lectures can be somewhat boring and drag on, but are bearable. Don't bother buying the book, I didn't even open mine once.

My advice is to go to lecture, notes are posted online but can be confusing and are WAY more in depth than what this class will expect. Quizzes are not too difficult, and they are done in groups. Exams are harder than the quizzes and count for a lot so definitely study a couple days before. Homework comes in the form an Excel-like program MiniTab.

very long lectures but bearable. Cheat sheets are allowed for both exams and group quizzes so use them wisely. Once you get a hang of the class it should be an easy A. Quiz every discussion lowest two are dropped.

Zhanna is definitely an amazing women who cares about her students. Lectures are super boring most of the time but it honestly helps at times. Her examples explain every step with detail, and she does multiple examples for each kinds of problems. The exams are really easy, but make sure you pay attention to examples in class even if its boring

If you miss her class you miss a lot of the notes which are pretty useful. You get to make your own front and back cheat sheet, she's really nice and funny. She really cares about her students and wants everyone to do well. She is probably the best of the stats 1000 level teachers.

Not hard if you take good notes and review them!

This class is very easy, but lectures are extremely long and boring. Her accent makes it difficult to understand her, and hard to pay attention. However, she writes down everything she says that is important, so you don't really have to listen to what she is saying to understand it. You get to make a double sided formula sheet for exams and quizzes

She's a real gem you guys! she emphasizes the main pos of the course and the exams are not cumulative. Just come to class. though because she doesn't upload lecture slides on Huskyct. She gives a lot of examples to help students learn and the weekly quizzes are a good sport. Take her!!! esp if you not really the math type. She'll help u breeze thru

Exams make up most of your grade. She doesn't round, and there's no extra credit, so if you do poorly on the exams (25 multiple choice questions, 5 points a piece), you're not in a good spot. Exam questions are based off each other usually, so if you get one part wrong, you probably got a whole lot more wrong. She's very nice, but strict w/ grading

She is caring and tries her hardest to help students understand the material. You need to go to lecture or at least get the notes from someone. She does post very helpful formula tips/tricks and things you need to remember to get the right answers. She is very clear with what will be on the exams. There are only 3 exams and she is a tough grader.

Zhanna is a caring professor. She wants students to do well, but you have to put in the work for it and go to class. We have weekly quizzes in discussion which start easy and get more difficult. Lectures are SO boring and lifeless but necessary to go to because she doesn't post the notes online. Good choice for STAT

She does not post lectures online so you have to go to class. 2 exams and 1 final. 10 quizzes and 5 minitabs. Clear lectures and easy to follow along. Not hard to pickup on.

I was really nervous to take intro stats because I'm not a math person at all. Professor Pozdnyakova made it really easy to understand. She has an accent but she repeats things often and drills phrases into your head that you'll remember on exam day. The discussion section was very straight forward, minitab assignments and weekly group quizzes.

Once you get past her thick accent, her class is pretty fine to take. Her lectures are clear and help you understand the material. The discussion sections help with the units and there's a group quiz each week. 3 exams total and some Minitab work, but you get a cheat sheet to help. Really not bad at all.

I never took Stats in high school, but Professor Pozdnyakova made the course really easy to understand and pass. She does not post her lectures online, so you have to go to class and take notes. She does have an accent, but you will get used to it. She is very approachable and repeats a lot of things so that it sticks with you.

Her video lectures are extremely thorough and easy to understand (people who are saying her accent is hard to understand are probs just prejudiced, its really not hard to understand). Even if you find stats a difficult subject, she is so good at explaining, you're sure to do well in the class! She's also accessible for extra help.

She is a good teacher. explains things so very thoroughly. I really dont understand why some people left bad reviews. If you have half a brain youll do well in this class cause she tries to hard to explain things.

Shes the best!! Once you understand her accent this class makes complete sense. She does a great job teaching the material in a way to understand it. The class is not overwhelming and I am terrible at math but loved her class.

Prof. Pozdnyakova is very good at lecturing. She is very thorough in her lectures. In the online format, we had about 3 hours of lectures a week and a weekly quiz. Make sure you study and understand the lectures and the slides, as well as practice the problems/examples on them. That's what the exams are based off of.

One of the easier classes I have taken. You get used to her accent quickly. Material is so straightforward it hurts. Does not get hard until the last exam. Pretty much spells out what to expect on the exams which were always very easy. Weekly quizzes can be done in groups and were always pretty easy. MiniTab is the worst part by far.

I skipped her class a few times and watched the online lectures which were basically like being in class. She gives 3 opportunities to do well each quiz and has helpful study guides for the exams. She's nice and her accent will not hinder on your understanding of the material. As someone who was bad at stats in high school, I recommend her!

Professor Pozdnyakova is a great teacher. She really seems to care about her student's success and the material is very clear and accessible. Honestly, if you do the homework and show up to lecturers I don't see why you couldn't make an A in the class. She goes over lots of examples in class and provides practice exams with detailed solutions.

Good professor who knows her stuff. Really boring lectures but it is math. Shes nice and funny. Quizzes are 3 attempts and online and exams are one attempt but online. Quizzes easy exams harder. Mini tab is annoying at first but then a super easy grade once you get it. Your TA will guide you in class on minitabs dont be afraid.

Lectures are boring, but very helpful given the material. Quizzes and tests are reasonable with multiple tries for quizzes, and tests being open book. Minitab homework is annoying and not helpful, but is graded. Overall, a solid choice for a Q credit.

My grades: 100% exam 1, 90% exam 2, 80% final, 100% HW+quizzes. Still ended up with an A- sadly. ZP teaches you like you're children and really dumbs it down so it's hard not to understand the content. I think she's a great prof but I wish there were more things to be graded on or extra credit. She also posts lectures online so you can miss classes

Her teaching style is basically introducing a new concept at the beginning of the class, and then doing a bunch of practice problems. Sometimes, you will understand the concept after one example and then she will do 4 more very similar problems. This can get very boring. This is my only complaint.

Very good prof. Her accent may be a little hard to understand at first, but it actually makes the lectures more interesting. The content for this course is easy, but if you struggle in math then she would be a great professor for you because she goes fairly slowly through material.

Zhanna is a top-tier professor. She gives so many examples in class and makes the content so clear that it hurts. Attend lecture and study a bit and you'll be fine. She's also super caring, always asking if we need her to slow down or need extra help. Only complaint is that the minitab assignments can be a pain. But overall a great prof

Amazing professor! Writes the lectures in class so the students can write notes at the same speed. Material can be tricky farther into the semester but everything is stated in the lecture and gone over thoroughly. The discussion section of this class is not needed. Barely anyone showed up after the first two weeks. One of the best professors

She is a very sweet person! Her lectures may be hard to understand at first because of her accent, but you get used to it and the slides are very clear. Do the practice problems and you will be fine for weekly quizzes and exams. You also get three attempts on the weekly quizzes. The homework is on MINITAB and graded by the TAs. Nice class overall!

Class isn't too difficult as long as you attend lectures and take notes. The professor does have a strong accent, so sometimes it's hard to understand what she's saying and she goes through slides fairly quickly, but her notes are pretty good. Overall, class isn't too bad.

She is very sweet and definitely wants to help her students succeed. The material gets harder throughout the semester. I recommend making friends in the class who can help you. Even though she went over stuff a lot of times, it still was confusing to me outside of class. If you put in effort outside of class then you should do fine.

Don't bother with the textbook, just show up to lecture and pay attention/take notes. The weekly quizzes and the exams are all very similar to the practice problems so as long as you understand those you'll be fine. She does have an accent but you get used to it pretty quickly. The discussion section is pointless but there are easy HW assignments.

I am just generally not a math person! I thought she explained things well and went over everything in depth. Pay attention and take notes and you should be good! The tests are open note and can be taken anywhere as well!

Zhanna was a very straight forward professor. Her notes and examples in class almost directly correlated to quiz and exam problems. Exams are all multiple choice and fairly easy if you pay attention in study. MiniTab was a bit frustrating but if you have a good TA it shouldn't be a problem. Overall, a very easy and straight forward Q class.

I came into this class with zero knowledge of stat and I had an easy time in this class. Quizzes and exams are open note so they were pretty easy. She is a very good lecturer and does a lot of examples. The only annoying part of the class is minitab but they aren't very hard.

There are weekly quizzes that you have 3 chances to get full credit on. The exams make up most of your grade, however most of the answers can be found on chegg. She has a thick accent, however if you try to understand her it is not really that bad. She clearly wants her students to do well and answers lots of questions.

I liked the class even though I didn't attend lectures. Quizzes/Exams/etc were all posted online so I taught myself. However the exams are worth a BIG part of your grade so if you aren't a good self-learner, definitely attend the lectures. She's a nice teacher but if you have a hard time understanding accents, it may be a little difficult for you.

Her accent is not hard to understand, I'm not sure why so many people are commenting on it. She is a very easy professor. Quizzes have multiple attempts and exams are online. The first two exams were very easy. The final is a bit tough so I would study extra for that.

Great professor imo; class is very organized and notes are posted. Thick but understandable accent. Cares about how you do during class, encourages you to go to her office hours, and writes pretty good notes during lecture. Weekly quizzes (3 chances per) and decently easy exams. Overall pretty easy and made me genuinely enjoy stats.

Wouldn't advise you to take it unless required. 3 exams all multiple choice online/lockdown browser taken outside of class, online quizzes every week w/ 3 attempts, & weekly homework on MINITAB that you won't understand unless you go to discussion. If you skip, you prob won't pass. Good thing is the Q center is so helpful & only reason I have an A

Great prof. Has a thick accent but you learn to understand her and she writes down everything important. Quizzes every week (open note) and lowest grade gets dropped. Three exams (open note) and lowest exam score is replaced by final exam score. Homework about once a week, super easy. Don't get the textbook, you don't need it at all.

Zhanna is a great professor, explains all the material really clearly and does several example problems during the lecture to make sure you understand the material. If you do the homework assignments on time and pay attention in the lectures you will be fine.

Zhanna is a great professor and teacher, and gives lot of examples. Her test are open note and online so you can use any notes you may take. Minitab is annoying but once you get the hang of it you will be fine. Good math to take if you need a Q course

She is good at explaining things in class but goes through material fast and expects you to practice on your own. There are old video lectures and extra material posted to help you study, if you practice outside of class you'll get a good grade. 3 exams including the final, weekly quizzes, and biweekly minitab assignments.

Accent is kind of thick, but she teaches very thoroughly and does a lot of example problems to the point where it gets annoying. Gives you step by step instructions how to do problems. Quiz every week and 3 exams. Final is cumulative

Besides the horrible Minitab assignments this class is quite easy. She is a good teacher though the class size can make it difficult to understand certain topics. Before the midterm and final she posts videos on how to solve the questions that will be on the exam.

Zhanna is a thorough professor who uses a lot of examples to explain concepts. While her accent can be a bit challenging at times, her teaching style helps solidify the material. The weekly quizzes and Minitab assignments take some getting used to, but using resources like unstuck AI can really help with exam prep.

She really cares and wants students to do well. Show up to class and you'll do fine

She clearly cares about her students doing well in the class. She clearly outlines how to do well on test. There are weekly quizzes that you get 2 attempts at with a cheat sheet. She can be slightly confusing with her accent but it isn't impossible. You get a cheat sheet for all 3 exams (front and back) and none are cumulative.