Random variables and moment-generating functions, concepts of conditioning and correlation; laws of large numbers, central limit theorem; multivariate normal distribution; distributions of functions of random variables, sampling distributions, order statistics. Precludes additional credit for STAT 3508 and STAT 3608. Prerequisite(s): i) STAT 2655 (or STAT 2605); and ii) MATH 2000 (or a grade of C+ or better in MATH 2008); or permission of the School.Lectures three hours a week, tutorial one hour a week.
