Generalized Linear Models for Insurance Data - Couverture rigide

De Jong, Piet; Heller, Gillian Z.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521879140 ISBN 13 : 9780521879149

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This is the only book actuaries need to understand generalized linear models (GLMs) for insurance applications. GLMs are used in the insurance industry to support critical decisions. Until now, no text has introduced GLMs in this context or addressed the problems specific to insurance data. Using insurance data sets, this practical, rigorous book treats GLMs, covers all standard exponential family distributions, extends the methodology to correlated data structures, and discusses recent developments which go beyond the GLM. The issues in the book are specific to insurance data, such as model selection in the presence of large data sets and the handling of varying exposure times. Exercises and data-based practicals help readers to consolidate their skills, with solutions and data sets given on the companion website. Although the book is package-independent, SAS code and output examples feature in an appendix and on the website. In addition, R code and output for all the examples are provided on the website.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Gillian Heller is Associate Professor of Statistics at Macquarie University. She has been teaching GLM to actuarial students for the past ten years, and has given several outside courses on GLMs to research analysts in insurance companies.

Revue de presse

"I would recommend such a book to my students without hesitation."
Cho-Jieh Chen, Journal of the American Statistical Association

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521879140
• ISBN 13: 9780521879149
• Reliure: Relié
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 208