STAT3032 Survival Models
Later Year Course
| Offered By | School of Finance and Applied Statistics |
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| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | Statistics |
| Offered in | Summer Session, 2009, Second Semester, 2009, and Second Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
This course introduces survival models and discusses their estimation and their application to mortality. Topics covered will include: an introduction to the life table; survival models; estimation procedures for lifetime distributions; statistical models of transfers between multiple states; maximum likelihood estimation of transition intensities for such models; binomial model of mortality including estimation and comparison with multiple state models; exposed to risk and methods for smoothing crude mortality rate data. |
| Learning Outcomes |
On completion of the course students should understand and be able to apply the techniques outlined in the course description.
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| Indicative Assessment |
Assessment for this course will comprise:
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| Workload |
10 hours per week |
| Areas of Interest | Actuarial Studies and Statistics |
| Requisite Statement |
STAT2001 Introductory Mathematical Statistics and STAT2008 Regression Modelling
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| Prescribed Texts | See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=STAT3032 |
| Preliminary Reading |
See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=STAT3032
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| Indicative Reading List | See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=STAT3032 |
| Other Information |
For further information please refer to http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=STAT3032 |
| Academic Contact | See http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=STAT3032 |
The information published on the Study at ANU 2009 website applies to the 2009 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2008 website.
