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Compartment Model Methods in Estimating Cancer Costs
Compartment Model Methods in Estimating Cancer Costs This paper proposes the use of stochastic compartment model methods for estimating both the current direct and current indirect costs of ...- Authors: H Tolley, P J Stallard, Kenneth G Manton
- Date: Oct 1982
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
- Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Stochastic models
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The Bounds of Bivariate Distributions that Limit the Value of Last-Survivor Annuities
The Bounds of Bivariate Distributions that Limit the Value of Last-Survivor Annuities The dependent relationship between two lives is readily analyzed within the context of probability theory.- Authors: Jacques F Carriere, Lai K Chan
- Date: Oct 1986
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
- Topics: Annuities; Modeling & Statistical Methods
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Some Moment Inequalities and Their Applications
Some Moment Inequalities and Their Applications This paper shows how some moment inequalities of probability theory can be applied in three different areas of actuarial science - compound ...- Authors: Hans U Gerber
- Date: Oct 1986
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods
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Actuarial Application of the Monte Carlo Technique
Actuarial Application of the Monte Carlo Technique The purpose of this paper is to describe the application of the Monte Carlo technique to a practical situation in a company, group term rate ...- Authors: Russell M Collins, James C Hickman, Donald A Jones, Nathan F Jones, Robert C Tookey
- Date: Oct 1962
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
- Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
- Topics: Life Insurance>Pricing - Life Insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods
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On the Formula for the L-Function in a Special Mortality Table Eliminating a Given Cause of Death
On the Formula for the L-Function in a Special Mortality Table Eliminating a Given Cause of Death This paper presents formulas for the L-Function and shows this function has applications in ...- Authors: Thomas N E Greville
- Date: Apr 1954
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
- Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
- Topics: Experience Studies & Data>Mortality; Modeling & Statistical Methods
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The Matching of Assets and Liabilities
The Matching of Assets and Liabilities This paper investigates how the concepts of asset-liability matching can be used to shape investment strategy. From Transactions of Society of Actuaries ...- Authors: James A Tilley
- Date: Jan 1980
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
- Topics: Finance & Investments>Asset liability management; Finance & Investments>Investment strategy - Finance & Investments; Modeling & Statistical Methods
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Bayesian Graduation
Bayesian Graduation This paper shows how a graduation method may be developed as straight forward statistical estimation within a statistical theory based upon personal probability, that is, ...- Authors: Donald A Jones, George S Kimeldorf
- Date: Jun 1967
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Bayesian methods
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Graduation by Kernel and Adaptive Kernel Methods with a Boundary Correction
Graduation by Kernel and Adaptive Kernel Methods with a Boundary Correction This paper explores the flexibility of kernel estimation as a means of nonparametric graduation and relates it to ...- Authors: Steven Haberman, Richard Verrall, JOHN EMMETT GAVIN
- Date: Oct 1995
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
- Topics: Life Insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods
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Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
Time Series Analysis and Forecasting This paper outlines a method of parametric modeling that may be used to produce forecasts and forecast intervals that will convey a measure of the reliance ...- Authors: James C Hickman, Robert B Miller, Frank Reynolds, Richard W Ziock
- Date: Oct 1973
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Incorporate risk management; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Process and technique refinement
- Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Modeling efficiency; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Regression analysis
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Discussions on Concurrent Sessions - 1973 SOA Regional Meetings
Discussions on Concurrent Sessions - 1973 SOA Regional Meetings 1973 SOA Regional Meetings, Saint Paul and San Francisco. This paper provided a summary of several concurrent sessions from the ...- Authors: Society of Actuaries
- Date: Jan 1973
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
- Publication Name: Transactions of the SOA
- Topics: Health & Disability>Health insurance; Life Insurance; Modeling & Statistical Methods