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    Chapter 6: Introduction to Sampling Theory

      In the previous chapters, we have discussed probability theory. In this chapter, we will introduce some basic concepts in statistics. The basic idea of statistical inference is to assume that the observed data is generated from some unknown probability distribution, which is often assumed to have a known functional form up to some unknown parameters. The purpose of statistical inference is to develop theory and methods to make inference on the unknown parameters based on observed data.