Description: A Time of Change, Expanding Horizons Issue 29, June 2004

Description: A short note in the Expanding Horizons newsletter, issue 26, published in April 2003 that introduces Sheree Baker, new to the research area, to the E&R section.

Description: Article describes best practices for teaching a course module that involves multiple parameters. A good example is hypothesis testing which requires consideration of the parameters, sample-size, population distribution, known variance and has as consequences whether a normal or t distribution should be used or whether non parametric methods are used. The articles recommends use of the Prime Implicant Normal Form as a means of teaching. It shows the superiority of this method over other forms such as heuristics, complete rules, or graduated approaches.

Description: This article provides the reader with highlights from the International Actuarial Association Health Section Colloquium held in Cape Town in 2007. From Expanding Horizons, September 2007, Issue No. 37.

Description: This article discusses Jed Frees’ book in progress, “Regression Modeling with Actuarial and Financial Applications” which offers a synthesized introduction to regression and time series.

Description: This article presents an introduction and overview of the R language. From Expanding Horizons, April 2007.

Description: A short blurb in the Expanding Horizons newsletter, Issue 26, published in April 2003 that talks about the meeting minutes from the E&R section council meetings. ARC and Spring meetings were discussed.