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I promise he is not that bad. Just pull your weight and read his supplemental information sheets. Take everything at face value and don't try to make too much sense of it. Lectures helped but reading the material and practicing will be your best bet.Rate My Professors ↗
Whatever you do, don't take his class—it poses a major challenge to your GPA.Rate My Professors ↗
Don't listen to the other reviews he's not that bad. His lecture slides are a little confusing but the tests are very fair. He doesn't do the best job of explaining what you need to know for the test but studying his lecture slides will help you so much.Rate My Professors ↗
I thoroughly enjoyed this professor and his teaching style. He explained complex concepts clearly and provided helpful materials like homework, Kahoots, and practice exams. Vivak was approachable, supportive, and offered extra help. He made statistics enjoyable. I highly recommend him.Rate My Professors ↗
Super nice guy but his lectures are extremely abstract and take hours outside of class to decipher. Attending lectures is pointless, 90% of what's covered will be far more complicated than what's on the exams and you have to teach yourself everything anyways. Unless you have prior knowledge in stats you likely won't to good with this professor.Rate My Professors ↗
I had done stats in high school so I felt confident that I would do well in this class. I was wrong. Every day I left lecture knowing less than I'd known when I'd walked in. He taught in a way that reversed my knowledge on all of the topics. He also only gives 10 assignments, so the 3 exams weigh VERY heavily on your overall grade for the course.Rate My Professors ↗
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Directed Study (STAT 699) involves directed study projects arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Computational Statistics covers statistical inference via computation, including data reduction, parameter estimation, hypothesis testing, prediction, modeling, and Bayesian/non-Bayesian inference.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Vivak Patel
Vivak Patel's teaching received mixed feedback. Some students reported poor communication and unhelpful responses, while others found the course well-organized and accessible. The class centered on applying methods to a research project of your choice, featuring easy-to-follow lectures and optional problem sets that appeared on the final exam.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleGraduate course in independent research and writing under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
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