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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 ...- Date: Dec 2014
- Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
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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.- Authors: Ben Wolzenski
- Date: Dec 2014
- Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
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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 ...- 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
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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 ...- 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
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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 ...- 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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SOA Launches Predictive Analytics Initiative
SOA Launches Predictive Analytics Initiative Description of SOA's initiative in predictive analytics Advanced Business Analytics;Predictive Analytics;Cultivate opportunities;Actuarial ...- Authors: Ian G Duncan
- Date: Dec 2015
- Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
- Topics: Predictive Analytics
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The Third Generation of Neural Networks
The Third Generation of Neural Networks Neural networks have fallen only to rise again twice. The latest incarnation borrows much from the past but adds elements to support deep learning. This ...- Authors: Jeff T Heaton
- Date: Dec 2015
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
- Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
- Topics: Modeling & Statistical Methods>Data mining
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Big Data or Infinite Data?
Big Data or Infinite Data? History of Big Data, and approaches to cope with it. The author suggests that actuaries have been using similar methods for a long time; but need to get up to speed on ...- Authors: David Snell
- Date: Dec 2015
- Competency: Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions
- Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
- Topics: Predictive Analytics
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The Actuarial Road Not Taken - Jeff Sagarin's Sports Ratings
The Actuarial Road Not Taken - Jeff Sagarin's Sports Ratings Jeff Sagarin is one of the most well-known figures in the sports analytics world, with his sports ratings appearing in USA Today ...- Authors: Anders Larson
- Date: Jul 2016
- Competency: External Forces & Industry Knowledge>Actuarial theory in business context; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Innovative solutions; Technical Skills & Analytical Problem Solving>Problem analysis and definition
- Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
- Topics: Actuarial Profession>Alternative careers; Modeling & Statistical Methods>Forecasting
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Read the December 2017 issue of Predictive Analytics & Futurism published by the Predictive Analytics & Futurism Section.
Read the December 2017 issue of Predictive Analytics & Futurism published by the Predictive Analytics & Futurism Section. Read the December 2017 issue of Predictive Analytics & ...- Authors: Society of Actuaries
- Date: Dec 2017
- Publication Name: Predictive Analytics and Futurism Newsletter
- Topics: Technology & Applications>Computer science