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  • Supplementary Notes For Actuarial Mathematics For Life Contingent Risks - Version 2.0
    Section 1 covers additional material relating to mortality and survival models. This section should be read ... on heterogeneity in mortality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.3 Mortality trends . . . . .

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    • Authors: Howard Waters, Mary Hardy, David Dickson
    • Date: Jan 2011
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Professional development
  • Letters To The Editor
    Actuary. Dear Editor: I enjoyed reading David Dickson's article "An Actuary in the World of Six Sigma" that ... sigma" approach as well as from reading Dr. Deming's book Out of the Crisis. However, I do have a few minor ...

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    • Authors: David Dickson, Thomas Herzog
    • Date: Jun 2005
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
  • An Actuary in the World of Six Sigma
    change the way business decisions are made (see Table 1). Put another way: Six Sigma is a set of problem ... History of Six Sigma Six Sigma's history dates back to Dr. Walter A. Shewhart's work in the 1920s and 1930s ...

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    • Authors: David Dickson
    • Date: Feb 2005
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills
    • Publication Name: The Actuary Magazine
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession>Competencies