1. Briefly describe two shortcomings of univariate methods in
ratemaking and explain how multivariate methods behave with these
two shortcomings.
2. Briefly describe why the adoption of multivariate methods has
been increasing in the most recent decades.
Market microstructure and high frequency trading
Explain at least two influential themes in market microstructure
and high frequency data/trading. Your answer should use examples
from relevant literature and practice.
Machine Learning - multivariate methods
Let us say in two dimensions, we have two classes with exactly
the same mean. What type of boundaries can be deļ¬ned? show a
picture of the options
Please NO handwriting.
NO coping. Thanks.
Write an essay (at
least 5 paragraphs)?Explain the main criteria for determining which
medical breakthroughs were in the top 10 of all time. Do you feel
that these criteria are sufficient in making this determination and
do you feel that there were any great discoveries left off the
list?
What are influential observations and outliers in regression and
how to determine them? Use Excel Analysis ToolPak to solve the
following problem.
The following data show the annual revenue ($ millions) and the
estimated team value
($ millions) for the 32 teams in the National Football League
(Forbes website, February
2009).
Team Revenue Value
Arizona Cardinals 203 914
Atlanta Falcons 203 872
Baltimore Ravens 226 1062
Buffalo Bills 206 885
Carolina Panthers 221 1040
Chicago Bears 226 1064
Cincinnati Bengals ...
Discuss in detail what an outlier is and explain how it can be
a disadvantage of using the High-Low method.
The CEO of Keechen & Moore has heard about some firms using
regression analysis (method of least squares) to estimate costs.
Briefly explain the regression method and discuss its main
advantage relative to the High-Low method.
Select which term is the outlier and explain why in a sentence
or two. Also briefly explain what unites the other three terms.
Public Sphere
Domestic Sphere
Republican Motherhood
Cabinet appointments and divisions