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International Series on Actuarial Science: Regression Modeling with Actuarial and Financial Applications
Edward W. Frees
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Description for International Series on Actuarial Science: Regression Modeling with Actuarial and Financial Applications
Paperback. This book teaches multiple regression and time series and how to use these to analyze real data in risk management and finance. Series: International Series on Actuarial Science. Num Pages: 584 pages, 139 b/w illus. 142 tables 89 exercises. BIC Classification: KFF; KJMV1; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 247 x 175 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1016.
This text gives budding actuaries and financial analysts a foundation in multiple regression and time series. They will learn about these statistical techniques using data on the demand for insurance, lottery sales, foreign exchange rates, and other applications. Although no specific knowledge of risk management or finance is presumed, the approach introduces applications in which statistical techniques can be used to analyze real data of interest. In addition to the fundamentals, this book describes several advanced statistical topics that are particularly relevant to actuarial and financial practice, including the analysis of longitudinal, two-part (frequency/severity), and fat-tailed data. Datasets with detailed ... Read more
This text gives budding actuaries and financial analysts a foundation in multiple regression and time series. They will learn about these statistical techniques using data on the demand for insurance, lottery sales, foreign exchange rates, and other applications. Although no specific knowledge of risk management or finance is presumed, the approach introduces applications in which statistical techniques can be used to analyze real data of interest. In addition to the fundamentals, this book describes several advanced statistical topics that are particularly relevant to actuarial and financial practice, including the analysis of longitudinal, two-part (frequency/severity), and fat-tailed data. Datasets with detailed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
584
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
International Series on Actuarial Science
Condition
New
Weight
1016g
Number of Pages
584
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521135962
SKU
V9780521135962
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About Edward W. Frees
Edward W. (Jed) Frees is a Professor of Business at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and is holder of the Assurant Health Insurance Professorship of Actuarial Science. He is a Fellow of both the Society of Actuaries (SoA) and the American Statistical Association (ASA). Professor Frees is the author of Longitudinal and Panel Data (2004) and has published more than ... Read more
Reviews for International Series on Actuarial Science: Regression Modeling with Actuarial and Financial Applications
'It would be an ideal text for a semester - or a year-long course in applied statistical methods for actuarial science majors. But it would also be a welcome addition to the bookshelf of pracitcing actuaries at all levels, both actuarial students charged with conducting analyses for which the methods discussed in the book are most relevant, and senior managers ... Read more