FUNDAMENTALS OF SHORT-TERM ACTUARIAL MODELING

ACTSCI 652

Course Description

Definition and selection of probability distributions appropriate for insurance data that are heavily tailed and skewed.

Prerequisties

(GENBUS 317 , MATH/STAT 310 , STAT 333 , STAT 340 , or concurrent enrollment), declared in undergraduate Business Exchange program, or Capstone Certificate in Actuarial Science

Satisfies

ACTSCI 653

Credits

Offered

Fall

Grade Point Average

3.31

4.64% from Historical

Completion Rate

97.44%

0.7% from Historical

A Rate

38.46%

49.2% from Historical

Class Size

-29.58% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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Paul Johnson

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3.5

Rating

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