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This lecture covers the Law of Large Numbers, focusing on the strong convergence of independent and identically distributed random variables. It explains how the variance of the variables affects the convergence, leading to a theorem stating that for large n, the variables are very close to their mean. Additionally, it discusses the Central Limit Theorem, highlighting the normal distribution approximation for sums of random variables. The lecture also delves into statistical models, samples, and estimators used in probability and statistics, emphasizing the importance of understanding the parameters of the models.