Preface Part 1. The ordinary least square estimator 1. Simple linear regression model 2. Statistical properties of the simple linear estimator 3. Multiple Regression Model 4. Interpretation of the Coefficients Part 2. Beyond the OLS estimator 5. Maximum likelihood estimator 6. Non-spherical...

"This book provides an introduction to the field of microeconometrics through the use of R. The focus is on applying current learning from the field to real world problems. It uses R to both teach the concepts of the field and show the reader how the techniques can be used. It is aimed at the...

Asset prices to returns -- Building a portfolio -- Concluding returns -- Standard deviation -- Skewness -- Visualizing rolling kurtosis -- Shiny app skewness and kurtosis -- Concluding risk -- Portfolio theory -- Sharpe ratio -- Concluding portfolio theory -- Practice and applications -- Monte...

This book aims to provide a broad introduction to computational aspects of actuarial science, in the R environment. We assume that the reader is either learning, or is familiar with actuarial science. It can be seen as a companion to standard textbooks on actuarial science. This book is intended...