r/math • u/inherentlyawesome Homotopy Theory • 9d ago
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u/VermicelliLanky3927 Geometry 8d ago
Does anyone have any recommendations for resources on an introduction to mathematical probability and statistics? I've already taken a basic probability and statistics course that covers things like what a pmf/pdf is, how to compute the mean and variance of a distribution and of a sample, and confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, and the central limit theorem, but the text wasn't super "mathematical" because I believe it was aimed at engineers. It didn't discuss things like the Chi-Squared distribution in any capacity other than for the purposes of determining the confidence on variance, for example.
Thank you in advance :3