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SOA Exam FAM Sample Question 40

Study guide: Exam FAM

You are given:

(i) The number of claims follows a Poisson distribution with mean \lambda.

(ii) Observations other than 0 and 1 have been deleted from the data.

(iii) The data contain an equal number of observations of 0 and 1.

Calculate the maximum likelihood estimate of \lambda.

  • A) 0.50
  • B) 0.75
  • C) 1.00
  • D) 1.25
  • E) 1.50

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