R Corner: Predictive Modeling - Tree Models A look at using tree regression models as predictive models. By Steven Craighead Predictive Modeling;tree;random forest;clustering By Steven Craighead ...

R Corner – Ring of Fire <p>In this article, we will look at how to download worldwide earthquake data and load it into R and use the “maps” and “mapproj” packages to display the Ring of Fire ...

R Corner - Predictive Models and Universal Theorems A discussion on the four universal theorems that are useful when building models. By Steve Craighead Univeral Theorems;Projection Pursuit ...

R Corner – Predictive Modeling - Data When developing any actuarial model, frequently locating and analyzing data actually takes the majority of your time. So, in this article, a look at two ...

The R Corner In the prior article, we examined the use of the “cut” function inside of R. This column we examine the “with” command. ; by Steven Craighead   In the prior article, we examined ...

R Corner: The CUT Function The ability to take continuous data and convert into categories is very useful in actuarial work. This article provides an R function for the calculation of the ...