Free SOA Exam SRM (Statistics for Risk Modeling) Lessons

All 22 SOA Exam SRM (Statistics for Risk Modeling) lessons are free to read, each with worked examples. Just a free account, no card.

Basics of Statistical Learning

• Types of Modeling Problems and Methods (9 min)
• Assessing Model Accuracy (14 min)
• The Bias-Variance Tradeoff (10 min)
• Resampling and Cross-Validation (15 min)

Linear Models

• OLS vs GLM: Model Assumptions (30 min)
• Exponential Family and Link Functions (19 min)
• Interpreting Model Parameters in Context (21 min)
• Model Fit and Diagnostic Tests (29 min)
• Model and Variable Selection (37 min)
• Prediction and Confidence Intervals (22 min)
• How GLM Approaches Differ from OLS (24 min)

Time Series Models

• Stochastic Time Series Concepts (17 min)
• Time Series Models: Smoothing, AR, and ARCH (25 min)
• Time Series Forecasts and Intervals (28 min)

Decision Trees

• Building Decision Trees (24 min)
• Classification and Regression Trees (20 min)
• Bagging, Boosting, and Random Forests (22 min)
• Decision Trees vs Linear Models (14 min)

Unsupervised Learning Techniques

• Principal Components Analysis (19 min)
• Interpreting PCA Results (11 min)
• K-Means and Hierarchical Clustering (24 min)
• Choosing the Number of Clusters (10 min)