Introductory Statistics with Applications in General Insurance
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Book Description
This is a new edition of a very successful introduction to statistical methods for general insurance practitioners. No prior statistical knowledge is assumed, and the mathematical level required is approximately equivalent to school mathematics. While the book is primarily introductory, the authors discuss some more advanced topics, including simulation, calculation of risk premiums, credibility theory, estimation of outstanding claim provisions and risk theory. All topics are illustrated by examples drawn from general insurance, and references for further reading are given. Solutions to most of the exercises are included. For the new edition, the opportunity has been taken to make minor improvements and corrections throughout the text, to rewrite some sections to improve clarity, and to update the examples and references. A new section dealing with estimation has also been added.
Card catalog description
Felix Klein discovered in the 1870s that the simple equation x"superscript 3"y + y"superscript 3"z + z"superscript 3"x = 0 (in complex projective coordinates) describes a surface having many remarkable properties, including 336-fold symmetry - the maximum possible for any surface of this genus. Since then this object has come up in different guises in several areas of mathematics. The mathematical sculptor Helaman Ferguson has tried to distill some of the beauty and remarkable properties of this surface in the form of a sculpture that he entitled The Eightfold Way, permanently installed at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley. This volume seeks to explore the rich tangle of properties and theories surrounding this object, as well as its esthetic aspects.
Introductory Statistics with Applications in General Insurance,I. B. Hossack,J. H. Pollard,B. Zehnwirth,I.B. Hossack,J.H. Pollard,Cambridge University Press,052165534X,Applied,Insurance,Insurance - General,Mathematics,Probability & Statistics - General,Science/Mathematics,Statistical methods,Statistics,Actuarial studies,Insurance--Statistical methods,Mathematics / Applied,Probability & statistics
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