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       <div class="cover-subtitle">From Foundations to Research</div>
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       <div class="cover-author">Kevin Korfmann</div>
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         A comprehensive guide from basic probability
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Likelihood-Based Inference: From Foundations to Research
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This is a comprehensive guide to likelihood-based statistical inference,
designed to take the reader from basic probability through to research-grade
methods. Every result is derived from first principles with plain-English
explanations alongside the mathematics.

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   :caption: Contents

   part1_foundations/index
   part2_catalogue/index
   part3_mle/index
   part4_optimization/index
   part5_advanced/index
   appendices/index

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* :ref:`genindex`
* :ref:`search`