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ETC5242

Faculty of Business and Economics

18 September 2017 26 April 2024

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Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Business and Economics

Organisational Unit

Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics

Coordinator(s)

Dr Colin O'Hare

Offered

Clayton

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)

Synopsis

Statistical methods in insurance will cover some of the approaches used to model insurance claims data and short term risk data. Topics covered will include decision theory, credibility theory, time series modelling, generalise linear modelling, Bayesian statistics and monte carlo simulation.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

  1. explain the concept of decision theory and apply them
  2. explain the concepts of Bayesian statistics and apply them
  3. explain the concepts of generalised linear models
  4. define and understand the methods of time series modelling as applied to insurance data
  5. understand the different types of actuarial products including annuity and assurance type products, their pricing and notation
  6. understand and apply the concepts of credibility theory
  7. explain monte carlo simulation
  8. critically analyse the application of principles underlying econometric analysis.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 30%
Examination: 70%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Colin O'Hare

Co-requisites

Students must be enrolled in course 4439.

Prohibitions

ETC2420