Dublin Core
Title
Statistical Foundations of Actuarial Learning and its Applications
Subject
Applied mathematics
Description
This open access book discusses the statistical modeling of insurance problems, a process which comprises data collection, data analysis and statistical model building to forecast insured events that may happen in the future. It presents the mathematical foundations behind these fundamental statistical concepts and how they can be applied in daily actuarial practice. Statistical modeling has a wide range of applications, and, depending on the application, the theoretical aspects may be weighted differently: here the main focus is on prediction rather than explanation. Starting with a presentation of state-of-the-art actuarial models, such as generalized linear models, the book then dives into modern machine learning tools such as neural networks and text recognition to improve predictive modeling with complex features. Providing practitioners with detailed guidance on how to apply machine learning methods to real-world data sets, and how to interpret the results without losing sight of the mathematical assumptions on which these methods are based, the book can serve as a modern basis for an actuarial education syllabus.
Creator
Wüthrich, Mario V.
Merz, Michael
Source
https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/60157
Publisher
Publisher: Springer Nature
Publisher website: https://www.springernature.com/gp/products/books
Date
2023
Contributor
Tatik
Rights
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Textbooks
Identifier
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-12409-9
ISBN: 9783031124099, 9783031124099