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Regression Modeling with Actuarial and Financial Applications Edward W. Frees (University of Wisconsin, Madison)

Regression Modeling with Actuarial and Financial Applications By Edward W. Frees (University of Wisconsin, Madison)

Regression Modeling with Actuarial and Financial Applications by Edward W. Frees (University of Wisconsin, Madison)


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This book gives actuarial and finance students a foundation in multiple regression and time series, and discusses advanced statistical topics that are relevant to actuarial and financial practice. It uses statistical techniques to analyze real data in risk management and finance. No specific knowledge of these areas is presumed.

Regression Modeling with Actuarial and Financial Applications Summary

Regression Modeling with Actuarial and Financial Applications by Edward W. Frees (University of Wisconsin, Madison)

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 descriptions, sample statistical software scripts in 'R' and 'SAS', and tips on writing a statistical report, including sample projects, can be found on the book's Web site: http://research.bus.wisc.edu/RegActuaries.

Regression Modeling with Actuarial and Financial Applications Reviews

'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 who use such analysis as a basis for financial decision making ... Perhaps my favorite part of Fee's book is the final two chapters, on Report Writing and Designing Effective Graphs. If these fine essays do not already appear somewhere on the Society of Actuaries syllabus, they should be added immediately.' Ronald C. Neath, The American Statistician

About Edward W. Frees (University of Wisconsin, Madison)

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 fifty articles in leading refereed academic journals.

Table of Contents

1. Regression and the normal distribution; Part I. Linear Regression: 2. Basic linear regression; 3. Multiple linear regression - I; 4. Multiple linear regression - II; 5. Variable selection; 6. Interpreting regression results; Part II. Topics in Time Series: 7. Modeling trends; 8. Autocorrelations and autoregressive models; 9. Forecasting and time series models; 10. Longitudinal and panel data models; Part III. Topics in Nonlinear Regression: 11. Categorical dependent variables; 12. Count dependent variables; 13. Generalized linear models; 14. Survival models; 15. Miscellaneous regression topics; Part IV. Actuarial Applications: 16. Frequency-severity models; 17. Fat-tailed regression models; 18. Credibility and bonus-malus; 19. Claims triangles; 20. Report writing: communicating data analysis results; 21. Designing effective graphs; Appendix 1: basic statistical inference; Appendix 2: matrix algebra; Appendix 3: probability tables.

Additional information

NLS9780521135962
9780521135962
0521135966
Regression Modeling with Actuarial and Financial Applications by Edward W. Frees (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2009-11-30
584
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