Exponential and gamma distributions. Moments and moment generating functions. Maximum and minimum of independent random variables, mean and variance of linear combinations, multinomial distribution. Moment generating function of sum, Central Limit Theorem, approximations of binomial and Poisson distribution. Poisson process, waiting and interarrival times.
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