ACTSC 854Longevity and Mortality Using Predictive Analytics
- Units
- 0.50
- Level
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Mathematics
- Subject
- Actuarial Science
ACTSC 854 as listed in the Winter 2025 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.
Kaplan-Meier and Nelson-Aalen estimators for survival functions. Kernel density models. Validation of mortality tables. Estimators for Markov multiple state transition intensities. Longevity models including deterministic and stochastic models such as Lee-Carter and Cairns-Blake-Dowd.
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