CHAPTER 1 Preface. These are class notes from several different graduate econometrics and statistics classes. In the Spring 2000 they were used for Statistics 6869, syllabus on p. ??, and in the Fall 2000 for Economics 7800, syllabus on p. ??. | Class Notes in Statistics and Econometrics Hans G. Ehrbar Economics Department University of Utah 1645 Campus Center Drive Salt Lake City UT 84112-9300 . URL ehrbar E-mail address ehrbar@ ABSTRACT. This is an attempt to make a carefully argued set of class notes freely available. The source code for these notes can be downloaded from ehrbar Copyright Hans G. Ehrbar under the GNU Public License Contents Chapter 1. Preface xxiii Chapter 2. Probability Fields 1 . The Concept of Probability 1 . Events as Sets 12 . The Axioms of Probability 20 . Objective and Subjective Interpretation of Probability 26 . Counting Rules 28 . Relationships Involving Binomial Coefficients 32 . Conditional Probability 34 . Ratio of Probabilities as Strength of Evidence 45 .
