Linear and multiple regression, analysis of residuals, transformations, variable and model selection including stepwise regression, and analysis of covariance. The course will stress the use of computer packages to solve real-world problems.
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UnitsOptional
Grading1, 2
PasstimeNone
Level LimitLetters and science
CollegeDr. Mouti is not the best lecturer but he is nice and caring, always trying to help students in either OH or Discord outside of class. We have four quizzes and his tests are hard, but I like the quarterly project he assigned. The project enhances our understanding on Regression and coding in R. He gives 15% of credit if you show up to 8am lecture.
He's genuinely a great teacher and is extremely accessible, I just believe the course material is difficult. But if you reach out and ask questions, he's very accessible and will often give in detail breakdowns and hints that help greatly. The class is dense, but if you really keep up and take notes it's not bad at all.
I have nothing bad to say about Professor Mouti. He is professional and knowledgeable and gives many ways to make up for poor performance like extra credit questions on exams that he gave on homework. Exams are not easy but not too difficult either. He hints on what he expects from us on exams if you follow closely.
This is the second class I've taken with professor Mouti and although PSTAT 126 was a lot easier with him than PSTAT 120B, it was still dreadful. He's a bad lecturer and there are usually random mistakes in his slides. Tests are very difficult. The positive is 40+% of your grade is a project that is pretty easy.
I took him three times and failed all his classes. He pretends to care about students but gives tests that no one has any clue how to do. I studied the most I have ever studied for an exam and stared at the exam like an idiot because it was something that we never covered in class or in homework.
Hard midterm, insanely curved, lengthy group project with somewhat vague instructions. He is not the worst but 126 has concepts that are hard to grasp and I would recommend taking someone else if proofs aren't your thing (a lot of those show up on the exam.)