Notes on Statistical Methods

This is a short-period course on statistical methods designed for mathematicians and engineers whose work needs a thorough knowledge of statistical methods. Because of considerations of time. It was necessary to concentrate on the theory of probability and distributions, leaving the applied side to another course given by Dr. M. W. Mahmoud. By using the theory of sets, and the matrix notation, it is hoped that the course would make a more sound approach to the theory of probability, and give shorter proofs to a good number of theoriems. It is hoped also that this would help in the field of applications.