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Academic Notes

A structured collection of expository notes on topics related to Statistics and Optimization. Each section contains short introductions and, where available, linked PDF notes with derivations, proofs, examples, and references.

Subjects

Working library.

Probability Theory

Probability spaces · Random variables · Convergence · Conditioning

Notes on the mathematical foundations of probability, including random variables, distribution functions, independence, expectation, conditional expectation, laws of large numbers, and modes of convergence.

  • Convergence in probability and distribution
  • Almost sure convergence
  • Conditional expectation
  • Weak and strong laws
  • Central limit theorems
Open Probability Notes

Optimization

Optimization | Duality | Optimization in ML

Notes on Convexity, duality, optimization algorithms

  • Primal and dual formulations
  • Weak and strong duality
  • Complementary slackness
  • Simplex geometry
  • Sensitivity analysis
Open LP Notes

Extreme Value Theory

Rare events | Maxima | Exceedances | Tail risk

Notes on modelling rare and extreme events, including block maxima, threshold exceedances, generalized extreme value distributions, generalized Pareto models, tail index estimation, and extreme quantile inference.

  • Block maxima and GEV limits
  • Peaks over threshold
  • Generalized Pareto distribution
  • Tail index estimation
  • Extreme quantile estimation
Open EVT Notes