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  • A NEAT Approach to Neural Network Structure

    A NEAT Approach to Neural Network Structure This article discussed the NEAT family of neural network algorithms. NEAT automatically determines the number of hidden neurons, as well as their ...

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    • Authors: Jeff T Heaton
    • Date: Dec 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Technology & Applications>Analytics and informatics; Technology & Applications>Business intelligence; Technology & Applications>Computer science

  • Embrace the Future - But Beware the Smug

    Embrace the Future - But Beware the Smug Introduction to the topics of the issue; and anecdote regarding the value classical versus newer techniques. Bayesian methods;Generalized linear model; ...

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    • Authors: David Snell
    • Date: Dec 2013
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter

  • A Return Visit to the Sugarscape

    A Return Visit to the Sugarscape This article describes the use of artificial society modeling to gauge the effect of insurance agent population and effectiveness on individual life insurance ...

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    • Authors: Ben Wolzenski
    • Date: Dec 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting

  • Build a Genetic Algorithm

    Build a Genetic Algorithm 3rd Annual iPad contest announcement Complexity science;contest;genetic algorithm;ipad 4294999272 07/01/2013 05:00:00 ...

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    • Authors: Alberto Abalo
    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Actuarial Profession

  • Delphi Study 2000 - Predictions for 2010 and 2050

    Delphi Study 2000 - Predictions for 2010 and 2050 Futurism section members participated in this Delphi study, which had multiple choice questions on a range of life, health, economic and ...

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    • Authors: Ben Wolzenski
    • Date: Jul 2013
    • Competency: Results-Oriented Solutions>Assess decision effectiveness
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting

  • Unsupervised Methods: an Overview for Actuaries

    Unsupervised Methods: an Overview for Actuaries This article introduces unsupervised methods: modeling methods that do not depend on picking an independent variable and dependent variable. Such ...

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    • Date: Dec 2014
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter

  • Book Review: Predictably Irrational

    Book Review: Predictably Irrational Predictably Irrational, by Dan Ariely, is considered a seminal work in behavioral science. This book review gives a chapter by chapter synopsis of the book.

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    • Authors: Ben Wolzenski
    • Date: Dec 2014
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter

  • What I’ve Learned from the Good Judgment Project

    What I’ve Learned from the Good Judgment Project The author, Mary Pat Campbell, participated in the 4th season of the Good Judgment Project, a prediction tournament. She explains the basic metric ...

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    • Authors: Mary Campbell
    • Date: Jul 2015
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>General business skills; Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter

  • SVD of Weighted or Missing Data

    SVD of Weighted or Missing Data Matrix decomposition techniques are used to find main features of a dataset. These features can be used to describe the data or to find clusters of objects. The ...

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    • Authors: Brian Holland
    • Date: Jul 2015
    • Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial methods in business operations; External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Experience Studies & Data

  • Thinking, Fast and Slow Review

    Thinking, Fast and Slow Review Summary of the book "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman. Behavioral economics 6442463178 07/01/2015 05:00:00 ...

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    • Authors: Tyson Mohr
    • Date: Jul 2015
    • Competency: Strategic Insight and Integration>Big picture view; Strategic Insight and Integration>Effective decision-making; Strategic Insight and Integration>Influence decisions
    • Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
    • Topics: Economics>Behavioral economics
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