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Expert Profile: Jason Eisele

Expertise:  I am qualified to answer probability questions through the undergraduate level. I can also assist with the first actuarial exam in probability and explain the roles of probability in applications such as economics and game theory. I hope to address any topics that I am currently unfamiliar with during my studies as an actuary.

Experience in the area
I am beginning employment as an Actuarial Assistant with a major auto insurer. On the side, I have experience applying probability to poker at a highly competitive level.

Organizations
Mensa

Education/Credentials
University of Rochester Class of 2008:
Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics and Economics
Certificate in Actuarial Studies
Certificate in Mathematical Modeling in Political Science and Economics
Certificate in Management Studies with track in Accounting and Finance

Completed Actuarial Exam SOA P / CAS 1

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What do you like about this subject?  Probability is a valuable objective descriptor for any element of uncertainty and yet it is understood by so few. Subjective hunches may be natural to most, but learning the fundamentals of probability can help anyone make better decisions.
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?  I hope to develop the intuition and understanding to provide a reasonable insight on even the most uncertain events.
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:  Seventeenth century philosopher Blaise Pascal was perhaps the foremost pioneer in the development of probability as decision-making tool. He examined gambling and sport to show proper betting odds at any point in a series of matches between equally strong opponents.
Something controversial or provocative about this subject  Religion, however, was the subject of Pascal's most notable work. In Pascal's Wager, he evaluated the consequences of belief in God through the concepts of probability.
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User Comments
Thank you so much! This was exactly what I was looking for and I really appreciate you taking the time to answer my question.
(Becky on 07/23/08)
Thank you so much!
(Emily on 07/21/08)
Thanks, man.
(Armando on 07/21/08)
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Recent Answers from Jason Eisele
2008-07-24  more help Hi Dominic, This is a very similar question, so understanding the previous answer will show you that we cannot come to this conclusion. Furthermore, this is even simpler because we can never conclude...
2008-07-24  confidence interval help please Hi Dominic, Thank you for your question! We can never conclude that a true mean is above (or below) the sample mean by sampling alone. What confidence intervals help us do is determine a range (centered...
2008-07-22  project: linear regression Hi Tonya, Is this a final project for a course? This is testing a lot of information, so I recommend reviewing a textbook and/or the links below: http://mathworld.wolfram.com/topics/ProbabilityandStatistics...
2008-07-21  bingo game statistics Hi Becky, If you make 5x5 cards with one free space in the middle of each, you won't have to worry very much about ties. There are over 1.3 octillion (1.3x10^27) possible unordered groups of 24 terms...
2008-07-21  Skewness and kurtosis Hi Roshan, While these are not areas of my expertise, they will be touched on in many statistics courses and examined more deeply at the higher levels. Skewness is a measure of a distribution's asymmetry...
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