Archive for the ‘Mathematics’ Category
These Folks Are Apparently #Guaranteed to Make Money at the #Lottery
Sunday, August 21st, 2011“Cash WinFall isn’t being played as a game of chance. Some smart people have figured out how to get rich while everyone else funds their winnings,’’ said Mohan Srivastava, an MIT-educated statistician.
I Love This Guy’s Ideas About Boxplots
Saturday, April 9th, 2011Statistics are meant to compress large volumes data into simple, digestible metrics that provide clear information about the nature of data.
One of the simplest ways to overcome presentation problems with the mean statistic is to use boxplots.
Free Statistical Software List
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011Are You Going to the Actuarial Litigation Conference at Univ of Connecticut Insurance Law Ctr?
Friday, February 4th, 2011Actuarial Litigation: How Statistics Can Help Resolve Big Cases
University of Connecticut Insurance Law Center
Friday, April 15, 2011
Classroom Guide for Actuaries Published by the Actuarial Foundation
Sunday, December 12th, 2010It walks actuaries through how to use the “Solving the Unknown with Algebra” materials and your math expertise to help students see the real-world relevance of math and how it is used in the professional world.
How statistical thinking can lead to better decisions
Saturday, December 4th, 2010Deloitte paper on irrational expectations.
Benoit Mandelbrot, RIP. The Father of Fractal Geometry was 85. #mandelbrot #genius
Saturday, October 16th, 2010Twitter and Nassim Taleb are reporting that the father of fractal geometry is dead at age 85.
