ACSC 506 - Statistical Modeling Ii

Institution:

Maryville University of Saint Louis

Subject:

Actuarial Science

Description:

Prerequisite: ACSC 505 This course covers the materials on the professional actuarial exam C (it was exam 4). Topic includes Construction of Empirical Models, Estimate failure time and loss distributions using Kaplan-Meier estimator, including approximations for large data sets, Nelson-Aalen estimator. Kernel density estimators, Estimate the variance of estimators and confidence intervals for failure time and loss distributions, Estimate failure time and loss distributions with the Cox proportional hazards model and other basic models with covariates. The course will also cover the topics, Unbiasedness, Consistency, Mean squared error, Estimate the parameters of failure time and loss distributions using, Maximum likelihood, Method of moments, Percentile matching, Bayesian procedures, Estimate the parameters of failure time and loss distributions with censored and/or truncated data. A presentation of one project is required for the course. Note: This course covers a part of Actuarial Exam C.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.maryville.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 627-9855

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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