Link of the day: the curse of dimensionality (This was what I was referring to in class today—that high dimensional spaces are difficult for statisticians to study.)

Sections to study for the final exam: 11.1, 11.2, 11.5, 13.1-13.6, 14.1-14.4, 15.1-15.8, 16.1-16.3, 16.6