pbA comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to the mathematics that all economics students need to knowb pProbability theory is the quantitative language used to handle uncertainty and is the foundation of modern statistics. iProbability and Statistics for Economistsi provides graduate and PhD students with an essential introduction to mathematical probability and statistical theory, which are the basis of the methods used in econometrics. This incisive textbook teaches fundamental concepts, emphasizes modern, real-world applications, and gives students an intuitive understanding of the mathematical that every economist needs to know.pulliCovers probability and statistics with mathematical rigor while emphasizing intuitive explanations that are accessible to economics students of all backgroundsliliDiscusses random variables, parametric and multivariate distributions, sampling, the law of large numbers, central limit theory, maximum likelihood estimation, numerical optimization, hypo