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SOA Exam FAM Sample Question 53

Study guide: Exam FAM

You are given:

(i) The distribution of the number of claims per policy during a one-year period for 10,000 insurance policies is:

Number of Claims per Policy Number of Policies
0 5000
1 5000
2 or more 0

(ii) You fit a binomial model with parameters m and q using the method of maximum likelihood.

Calculate the maximum value of the loglikelihood function when m = 2.

  • A) -10,397
  • B) -7,781
  • C) -7,750
  • D) -6,931
  • E) -6,730

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