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Lecture

Exponential Families Sampling

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MATH-240: Statistics

Ce cours donne une introduction au traitement mathématique de la théorie de l'inférence statistique en utilisant la notion de vraisemblance comme un thème central. ...

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This lecture discusses sampling from exponential families, exploring scenarios where the sample comes from a certain exponential family distribution. It covers the joint distribution, exact moments of key statistics, and the sampling distribution approximation. The instructor presents the convergence in law, probability, and weak convergence, along with the Slutsky theorem and the central limit theorem. The lecture concludes with new limit theorems derived from classical ones, emphasizing the importance of understanding the distribution of sample statistics.

Instructors (2)

Yoav Zemel

Victor Panaretos

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Statistics

Statistical inference: Mathematical statistics

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Central limit theorem

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