Browsing Department of Actuarial Sciences by Issue Date
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BUILDING STRENGTH FROM COMPROMISE; A CASE STUDY OF FIVE YEAR COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE STATISTICAL SERVICES CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF READING, UK AND MASENO UNIVERSITY, KENYA
(ICOTS, 2014)Statistics teaching and practice at Maseno University has benefited immensely from its collaboration with the Statistical Services Centre (SSC) at the University of Reading. The SSC, a self-sustaining entity providing ... -
Exploring the Role of Extra Curricula Maths Camps and Clubs in Kenya and Beyond
(2015)For the last four years Maseno University, Kenya, has been running a maths camp bringing together both international and local, lecturers and teachers to engage secondary students in the subject through puzzles, games, ... -
OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR STATISTICS TEACHING
(ISI/IASE, 2017)A series of papers at this conference have built on the African Data Initiative (ADI) which was started to improve statistical literacy and understanding. One immediate deliverables of this initiative has been new ... -
Models for Variable Premiums Payable to Benevolent Funds
(Hikari Ltd., 2020)he application of multiple life actuarial calculations have been studied by many authours for instance Elizondo [5] studied the construction of multiple decrement models from associated single decrement experiences. He ... -
Envisioning Change in the Statistics-Education Climate.
(2020-02-01)The African Data Initiative started as a crowd-sourced campaign to improve the teaching of statistics in African universities. The analysis of climate data provides one suitable context to illustrate ideas that lead to ... -
Envisioning Change in the Statistics-Education Climate.
(2020-02-01)The African Data Initiative started as a crowd-sourced campaign to improve the teaching of statistics in African universities. The analysis of climate data provides one suitable context to illustrate ideas that lead to a ... -
Approximations of Ruin Probabilities Under Financial Constraints
(HIKARI Ltd, 2021)In this paper, we investigate the approximate ruin probabilities un der financial constraints (interest rate, inflation, and taxation). We formulate a risk process whose premium inflow is influenced by the economic effects ... -
Influence of Entrepreneur and Firm Characteristics in Accessing Bank finance
(Stratford peer reviewed journal and book publishing, 2021)SMEs are mostly guided by the owners’ characteristics which is an indicator of the level of decisions taken in the firm. Access to credit is a prerequisite for a high performance of an SME. The paper aimed at establishing ... -
Modernizing pension fund contribution
(American Journal of Statistics and Actuarial Sciences(AJP), 2021)The purpose of this research is to develop a pension model which uses mobile phone technology to facilitate contribution towards the user’s pension scheme. -
Application of Continous Time Model in Prediction of Loss Reserves in Credit Insurance for Asset-Based Lending Companies
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2022)Asset-based lending companies and other loan providers are exposed to risk of loan defaults by borrowers. To reduce this risk, these companies acquire credit insurance. Thus when the borrower defaults in payment, the ...