Prof. Abuzaid is incredibly approachable and helpful! Although I've never been one to attend office hours regularly, I visited his office twice, and both times he was very kind and took the time to thoroughly explain everything. I would definitely take his class again.

Professor Abuzaid is one of the most patient and caring professors I've had. He was always very helpful during office hours and responded to my emails promptly. He also provided valuable guidance to our final project team, helping us clean up the data efficiently.

Had both 100 and 126. Bro never updated grades. When asked for practice midterm, his response "No, that won't be necessary" had me gagged. TAs were confused and overworked. He REFUSED to post lecture materials ahead for us to follow, so his lectures were impossible. Didn't align with textbook material, so you can't even prep ahead. Bad teacher.

Terrible professor. Didn't know my grade the whole quarter so I had no idea how I was doing. Didn't respond to my emails. I feel like I would enjoy this course if it were taught by an actual good prof.

His exams are challenging, and his teaching style is different from what I'm used to. However, he strikes a good balance between theory and application, with a fair emphasis on coding. He is always positive and willing to accommodate any student requests for missed assessments. However, attending classes is important to stay on top of the material.

For PSTAT 126: Ali seems approachable and open-minded, but that did not extend to his teaching. Concepts were rushed over during lecture and sections did not fare better. The theoretical exams were particularly challenging, although section quizzes and an end-of-quarter group project balanced things out. Though it can be hard to get a hold of him.

Very disorganized and rude professor. He skips through code, does not explain concepts properly and waits too long to post lecture slides. Quizzes are poorly structured and only given 30 mins. He rudely declines to answer questions if he "said it in lecture". Horrible experience for one of the best PSTAT electives at UCSB

It was a great experience, and I learned a lot in this course. Professor Abuzaid is dedicated to his students and fosters a supportive, enriching learning environment. I especially enjoyed the final project presentation, as it gave me the chance to learn more about my teammates' skills. Overall, it was a rewarding experience.

I honestly really like this professor. This class is an amazing class for any data science students and I honestly think it should be one of the required courses and not just a pstat elective. I'd go so far as to say that this should be a prereq for data science. Super basic concepts for an upper div and super caring professor with fair workload.

I had to comment, are the two reviews real?. The class hasn't even ended and the reviews are nonsense. This professor is disorganized and rambles on and on, asking students questions rather than teaching. Has unrealistic standards. Little time to complete coding quizzes. Do not take this teacher! Why does UCSB keeps hiring terrible stats teachers.

Do NOT take this professor for any stat courses. As the other review mentioned, he just reads off lecture notes but doesn't really do any teaching at all. The course is good to have some projects under your belt but even then you can take this course with another professor. You're better off being self-taught for this course if you have no choice.

This is Abuzaid's first quarter teaching at UCSB, and I don't understand why the department hired him. He can barely convey the ideas in his "lecture" notes. Lectures are 75 minutes of incoherent babbling and asking questions that don't make sense. Little/no comprehension of time required for tests. Stay away. I hope he doesn't stay the full year.

Very nice professor who cares about his students. Lectures are decent, though they often focus on proofs. The final project effectively ties all topics together. He is accommodating and considerate.

Professor was very nice, cared about students. 3 quizzes, 1 midterm, 1 final, highest quiz was kept. HW every week but was max 10 or so problems. Lectures were long but provided good material. If you study the lectures and homework, you'll do well on the exams.

The course content was challenging, but Prof. Abuzaid was very supportive. The course was well-structured, following a clear routine with 3 quizzes (with the best score counted). The homework was lengthy but valuable for understanding the concepts. If you can complete the homework and practice exams thoroughly, the exams should feel fair.

Nice guy with reasonable quizzes/exams, posts all HW solutions and lecture notes (which are pretty good) on Canvas. Unfortunately, thick accent makes him hard to follow during lecture. The annotated notes helped me more than his actual explanations.

As an exchange student, I thoroughly enjoyed my learning experience in the PSTAT 126 course. The classes were consistently engaging and insightful that I really learned a lot from it!

Prof. Abuzaid is a nice instructor for PSTAT 126. While the course itself is challenging with its mathematical derivations, he always provides clear explanations that make the material more manageable. I found it especially helpful that he included R code in the notes, which was invaluable for completing the final project.