MSc/Diploma in Actuarial Science -- Statistical Modelling (2001-02)

Lecturer: George Streftaris, Room ME 1.08, Email: G.Streftaris@ma.hw.ac.uk
[Weeks 9,10 Term 1: Iain Currie, Room M 1.07, Email: I.D.Currie@ma.hw.ac.uk]

Main text

• J. E. Freund Mathematical Statistics 6th ed., Prentice Hall.

• H. J. Larson Introduction to Probability Theory and Statistical Inference 3rd ed., Wiley.
• G. Grimmett and D. Welsh Probability: an Introduction OUP.
• W. Mendenhall and R. Beaver Introduction to Probability and Statistics 8th ed., PWS-Kent.

• guided reading
• lectures -- these will complement the reading and provide further worked examples
• assignments -- these will consist of problems, many of exam standard, the solutions to some of
  which you may be asked to present.

Syllabus

Reading list

Term 1		Term 2
Week 1	Week 6	___
Week 2	Week 7	___
Week 3	Week 8	Week 3
Week 4	Week 9	Week 4
Week 5	Week 10	Week 5

Assignments

Answers should be submitted every Monday. Tutorials will be held on Thursdays.

Term 1		Term 2
Week 1, Solutions	Week 6, Solutions	___
Week 2, Solutions	Week 7, Solutions	Assignment 11, Solutions
Week 3, Solutions [see correction in Q.1(b)]	Week 8, Solutions	Assignment 12, Solutions
Week 4, Solutions	Week 9, Solutions	Assignment 13, Solutions
Week 5, Solutions	Week 10, Solutions	Assignment 14, Solutions

Past exam papers

• 2001 Paper

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