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STAT 332Sampling and Experimental Design

Units
0.50
Faculty
Mathematics
Subject
Statistics

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 7 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 3 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Designing sample surveys. Probability sampling designs. Estimation with elementary designs. Observational and experimental studies. Blocking, randomization, factorial designs. Analysis of variance. Designing for comparison of groups.

Prerequisites

  • Complete 1 of the following
    • Must have completed the following:
      • STAT241 - Statistics (Advanced Level) (0.50)
    • Earned a minimum grade of 70% in each of the following:
      • SYDE212 - Probability, Statistics, and Data Science (0.50)
    • Earned a minimum grade of 60% in each of the following:

Antirequisites

  • Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in any of the following:
    • BIOL361 - Biostatistics and Experimental Design (0.50)
    • STAT322 - Sampling and Experimental Design (Non-Specialist Level) (0.50)
    • STAT372 - Survey Sampling and Experimental Design Techniques for Business (0.50)

Leads to

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001602050 / 150TTh 13:00–14:20
LEC 002633028 / 150TTh 14:30–15:50
TUT 101658778 / 300Sep 11 13:30–14:20
Sep 25 13:30–14:20
Oct 9 13:30–14:20
Oct 23 13:30–14:20
Nov 6 13:30–14:20
Nov 20 13:30–14:20

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00159240 / 125TTh 11:30–12:50
LEC 00260670 / 123TTh 13:00–14:20
LEC 701232481 / 9999Online or by arrangement
TUT 10163420 / 250F 10:30–11:20

Reviewed on UW Flow

67% liked it67% easy73% useful

From 108 ratings and 38 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • If you have Zelalem Negeri for STAT 332, I highly recommend switching or taking the course in a later term. If you absolutely have to take it with him, his assignments were very tedious (not that hard but have really long hand calculations) and sometimes needed knowledge that shouldn't have been required given the course's prerequisites. The midterms are straightforward but like the previous review says, they have really weird formula sheet restrictions which feel more like a cheap way to lower averages. He also has a really annoying tone when answering questions on Piazza and Learn announcements. I found his lectures pretty useless since all he really does is read off the posted slides. It…

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  • Do not take it with Zelalem Negeri. This class is supposed to be birdy and easy, but he makes it incredibly hard and frustrating. Firstly, he just reads off his slides in lectures, and talks in a very boring tone. He sometimes can't answer students' questions or explain certain steps in his proofs/derivations. Also, his exam difficulty is also much harder than assignments and tutorials, despite telling us the exam would be easier. It's absolute BS. And for exams, he only gives us half of the formulas and tells us to memorize the other half, like bro just give us all or nothing. He also puts proofs on the assignments, which is fine, but the proofs required certain theorems which were never…

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  • Took it with Prof Qinglong Tian. The course itself has a lot of conceptual stuff but not that hard to understand. The first part of the course was overwhelming before midterm: endless pages of formulas. But don't be terrified by that cuz all you need to do is to know the applications of each formula. Prof Qinglong Tian is goated at teaching this course. He's super chill and always respond on piazza when there's a question. He also made the exams easy to approach and satisfying to take. If you can have STAT 332 with him, go ALL IN!

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  • Not the bird course Reddit made it out to be but not too difficult either. This might be prof dependant but the course average for the class ended up being in the low 70s. Material is boring and most of the questions are computational (plugging into formulas). Also, some of the proofs require math 237 knowledge (i.e. Lagrange multipliers) but I guess it's not too hard to learn.

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  • not as easy as uwflow makes it out to be (class avg for midterms was around 65-70) but not outlandishly difficult. course is straightforward and you just need to review concepts + do practice problems

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

372 posts and comments in 286 threads mention STAT 332, July 2014 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2024

STAT 330, STAT 331, STAT 332 2 points, 5 comments

u/anonymouswombat26: “how feasible is it to do these courses in the same term? will the workload be too heavy or alright with other 2 courses being light electives?”

u/tried-n-tired: “I did STAT 331, STAT 332, and STAT 333 in one term (along with actsci 231 and a bird course) and I’m really not the strongest in math but passed them all, STAT 331/332 were not bad at all, so I think this is feasible especially with 2 light electives”

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Course advice 2 points, 5 comments

u/Crafty_Act1002: “Very confused about 3A stat courses. Stat330 Stat331 Stat332 Stat333 Stat340 Stat341 How many stat courses a term is doable. Also i hated stat230 but loved stat231. Thank u Also recommend any other courses i can take pls pls CO or CS or any other”

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Spring 2024

Stats 3A course sequence? 3 points, 2 comments

u/lurkinglo: “… plan so far- STAT 331,332 + one more stats course (maybe STAT 341/330) + 'easy' cs course + elective”

u/Extension-Annual1158: “In my 3A, I took STAT 330, 331, 332, 337 and one elective. I really liked STAT 337 because there was very little theory and we got to see how stats is applied in the medical field. Also, it's a bird course. It was pretty easy to achieve a 90+ grade. …”

u/Changuyen: “Take stat 331, 332 or 330, 341 or 337, + any 331 -> 443 331 + 332 -> 430 331 + 330 -> 431 331, 341 -> 44x 337 -> bird 333 is hell on earth idk what advice to give u”

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Winter 2024

STAT 443 vs STAT 454 1 point, 1 comment

“I'm debating on taking either STAT 443 or STAT 454 based on what is easier and I could get a higher mark in. STAT 443 is with Reza and STAT 454 is with Christian Boudreau. …”

u/omwtokillEuronymous: “… For STAT 454, if you liked the sampling part of STAT 332/372, then you'll probably like STAT 454. Honestly, it'll probably be easier to pick the course that interests you the most rather than which one is perceived to be easier. …”

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Fall 2023

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