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March 2010
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forecasting

Tags: statistics : chaos : meteorology : forecasting


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If you had a crystal ball that allowed you to see your future, what would you arrange differently about your finances? Plus talks to the Government Actuary, Chris Daykin about the pensions crisis, and how actuaries use statistical and modelling techniques to plan for all our futures.

Tags: mathematical modelling : actuarial mathematics : pension : Life insurance : statistical prediction : mathematics in the media : forecasting : insurance : stochastic process : multistate modelling


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Umbrella or no umbrella? New advances in weather forecasting will help us dodge hurricanes and protect against floods.

Tags: navier-stokes equations : mathematical modelling : fluid mechanics : meteorology : forecasting