Two and higher way layouts, residual analysis. Effects of departures from the underlying assumptions. Robust alternatives to least squares. Large Sample Theory for Applied Statistics. An introduction, with the use of advanced mathematics, to asymptotics.
Emphasis is on intuitive understanding rather than proofs.
There will be particular emphasis on robustness and asymptotic efficiency. Analysis of Discrete Observations. Discrete stochastic models, generating functions, birth-death processes. Linear, log linear, logistics models. Search for models.