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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.
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.
Mensa
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
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.
I hope to develop the intuition and understanding to provide a reasonable insight on even the most uncertain events.
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.
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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| Becky | 07/23/08 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you so much! This was exactly ..... |
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Hello Karrar, Thank you for your question! The first step to answering it is to observe the probability of throwing a 6 on just one roll. Because there are six sides, and just one side has a 6 on it
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
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
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
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

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