Statistics Aid Centres

Where to Get Help? 

Need extra help with your statistics or actuarial science coursework? Visit a statistics aid centre for additional support.

Sidney Smith – STA/ACT Office Hours 

Location: Sidney Smith, rooms 621/621A 

All TA office hours for STA courses are held in SS 621/621A, unless otherwise noted by a course instructor. 

Sidney Smith Statistics Aid Centre 

Location: Sidney Smith, rooms 621/621A 

The Sidney Smith Statistics Aid Centre is a new drop-in aid centre located in the Sid Smith TA room (SS 621/621A). TAs will be available in-person and online to help support students from a wide range of our STA courses. The aid centre provides general help to all undergraduate students taking a course in statistics or actuarial science. These hours will run from January 13th to April 4th.

Unless otherwise indicated, office hours are held in person in room SS 621.

SSSAC Schedule | January 13th to April 4th (Closed during reading week):

* Can support ACT courses.

SSSAC Final Exam Schedule | April:

Note: If you are a student using Zoom at the University of Toronto for the first time, please visit the new University of Toronto Zoom experience for instructions on activating your Zoom Education account. This licensed account is required in order to participate, even if you already have an existing Zoom account using your mail.utoronto.ca email. Please log in to zoom thotugh University of Toronto Zoom to ensure you are using the provisional managed Zoom Education account.
 

1. Students should participate through the Zoom links listed below, corresponding to each TA. Students must use their U of T account/email address to participate. Otherwise, they will not be able to join the room.
2. Students may have to wait in a Zoom waiting room if the TA is occupied with another student—they will be admitted as soon as the TA is finished.
3. Students should type in their “Name – Course Code” as soon as they enter the room.

New College Statistics Aid Centre  

Location: Wetmore Hall, New College, Room WE 64.

The New College Statistics Aid Centre provides general help to all students taking a course in statistics or actuarial science. If you are looking for more help, or one of your courses does not provide TA office hours, this is the place to go.

January 13th to April 4th (open during reading week):

• George Stefan: Monday: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
• Nnenna Asidianya: Wednesday: 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• Marco Gallegos Herrada: Thursday: 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
• David Veitch*: Friday: 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

* David has greater experience with Python and is more comfortable supporting it for upper-level STA courses, though all TAs would be happy to help. All TAs are comfortable supporting Python at the level of STA130 or R at any level.

NCSAC Final Exam Schedule | April :

Check out session hours. Note: New College does not have summer hours.

Questions? 

If you have any additional questions about the the Sidney Smith hours, please email your statistics or actuarial science course email address.
For inquiries for the New College Statistics Aid Centre, please reach out to the coordinator.