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Estimation, Evaluation, and Selection of Actuarial Models

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108 APPENDIX A. SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES<br />

The derivative is<br />

l 0 = 14<br />

w − 16<br />

1 − w + 4<br />

1 − 0.4w .<br />

Set the derivative equal to zero <strong>and</strong> clear the denominators to produce the equation<br />

0 = 14(1 − w)(1 − 0.4w) − 16w(1 − 0.4w)+4w(1 − w)<br />

0 = 14− 31.6w +8w 2<br />

<strong>and</strong> the solution is w = q 35 =0.508 (the other root is greater than one <strong>and</strong> so cannot be the<br />

solution).<br />

Exercise 34 The survival function is<br />

<strong>and</strong> the density function is<br />

The likelihood function is<br />

S(t) =<br />

f(t) =−S 0 (t) =<br />

½ e<br />

−λ 1 t , 0 ≤ t0.5) = 1 − 0.5w. For the one death, the contribution is Pr(T ≤ 1) = w. Then<br />

L = (1− w) 8 (1 − 0.5w)w<br />

ln L = 8ln(1− w)+ln(1− 0.5w)+lnw<br />

d ln L<br />

= − 8<br />

dw 1 − w − 0.5<br />

1 − 0.5w + 1 w .<br />

Setting the derivative equal to zero <strong>and</strong> clearing the denominators gives<br />

0=−8w(1 − 0.5w) − 0.5w(1 − w)+(1− w)(1 − 0.5w).

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