Estimation, Evaluation, and Selection of Actuarial Models
Estimation, Evaluation, and Selection of Actuarial Models
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).