Covers Generalized Linear Models, likelihood, deviance, link functions, sampling methods, Poisson regression, over-dispersion, and alternative regression models.
Explores fracture mechanics, crack growth, and the weakest link theory, emphasizing the statistical distribution of crack sizes and the significance of the largest crack in material failure.
Explores statistical inference, sufficiency, and completeness, emphasizing the importance of sufficient statistics and the role of complete statistics in data reduction.
Covers methods to define the design storm, empirical distribution of rainfall maxima, Gumbel distribution, and intensity-duration-frequency relationships.