took 120c online over the summer. overall good class, attendance was mandatory which sucked but otherwise fine

131 with coburn was probably one of the best classes i've had at UCSB. you can tell she really cares about the material and how passionate she is. the project was also super useful

Dr. Baracaldo's lectures were always jaded and dull, with unnecessarily difficult and long assignments to boot. Labs in particular took days to complete (and are worth less than the comparatively easier homework); midterm exam was tricky and finnicky; she gave zero communication on anything (midterm date, final project requirements). Best to avoid!

Coburn is very sweet and understanding. I will say sometimes the lectures can sometimes be hard to follow, but things like her posting handwritten notes I found quite helpful. Tests/quizzes aren't too bad

A mix of semi-lackluster lectures plus a bad TA (got unlucky, my TA was very dull and hard to understand) made me learn so little in this class, self-studying was much more effective. However, she's likely your best bet for the 120 series given decent tests and caring/kind attitude, even if she can be difficult to reach occasionally.

Didn't learn much from lectures, but easy tests and grading scheme made up for it. Overall would recommend taking.

I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt, but she made lecture attendance optional while also announcing our midterm date/info on Canvas 2 DAYS before it.

Nice person but not very accessible outside of class. Lectures are lackluster, expect to self study a big portion of the class. Dont expect to leave with good knowledge of mathematical statistics.

I just self-studied for all the materials and got an A. Exams become easy if you can 100% solve all these practice problems.

The instructor was largely unresponsive to emails, including inquiries about the final exam. Even the TA had difficulty reaching her. Lectures were minimal and lacked depth, requiring significant self-study to truly understand the material. If you're looking for a course with strong guidance and engagement, this might not be the best choice.

Good professor with knowledge of the subject. Straightforward in their expectations and lectures.

She knows a lot but can not express it in understandable way, the lectures were not organized, slides are incomplete because she writes additional notes during lecture. No clue what to focus on before final and midterms and didn't even follow her own syllabus. Take her course if you want to lower you GPA and waste time.

The lectures were lackluster and behind schedule, making the course feel a lot harder than it really was. Coburn grades generously, but I feel that I've learned very little in her class.

Prof Baracaldo is not the best at explaining 131 material; she goes rly deep into all of statistical ML proofs and is often times confusing. She's nice though and gives good feedback on project if you approach her after class. HW and quizzes are not bad. TA is rly helpful. Overall not a hard class but ML concepts are hard to understand in general.

Frequently made mistakes on example problems and often did not give clear answers to student questions. Resulting slow pace led to us missing 2 full weeks of content. Didn't really promote understanding of material, just how to plug in formulas. Honestly not even worth the easy A for PSTAT majors. Take someone else if possible

Super nice professor, class was very fairly graded on easy homework and final project, clear grading criteria. Available after class and at office hours to answer any and all questions, will help you directly with any specific problem. Quizzes were very simple and open book/internet, just a basic check to make sure you're paying attention.

I am the PSTAT 115 student.the best professor I have ever met at UCSB. Well-prepared and organized lecture The exams are not easy, but if you follow her step, you will do well on the exams. she should not got low grade, she is so patient when answer my question.I got 100% on canvas, it gives me confidence and I really love it and the professor

Dr. Coburn is a really sweet lady and posts all her lecture videos online for 120C. The exams are tough and you won't find the answers in hw or anything, but doable if you watch all the lecture videos in entirety. Pay close attention to hw because it is graded with scrutiny. She is super caring and helpful in office hours so definitely go.

confusing lectures, doesnt teach and doesnt respond to emails. the midterm was hard (way too hard for undergrad class) and you dont really learn anything so if youre a stats major pls dont take her

4 HW's with 1.5 weeks to finish each, 3 online quizzes bi-weekly. Lectures were so confusing but necessary to succeed so attend all. Midterm and final both took questions from the practice exam and had 50% R output interpretation 30% Derivation/Proof 20% MC/TF and extra credit. Attend sections right before the exam, TA's went over helpful topics.

If you want to be concerned about whether you will graduate on time due to a single question on a single exam, this is the class to take. Prof never responds to emails/Nectir (Slack).

Random in-class quizzes, bi-weekly homework assignments which were challenging because in-class material didn't help, a midterm and a final. Final was completely unfair and irrelevant to what we learned. I would only take this class when Professor Sang-Yun Oh teaches it. Most of the class felt like they learned absolutely nothing. Avoid, 0/10 class

HW assigned biweekly, labs were not required but were briefly gone over in section without solutions released. Quizzes were in class on canvas, and the final was very difficult with two questions, one being worth 50/70 points. Professor/ hws did not prepare the class for exams and in general it was a low quality class.

Her lectures were pretty incomprehensible and hard to follow. She will literally never respond to emails and TAs can't get a hold of her. Homework and quizzes were graded on completion which helped your grade but did not help you learn. The midterm was extremely difficult that she had to make the final exactly like the review and midterm.