SOA Exam SRM Sample Question 8

Study guide: Exam SRM

Determine which of the following statements describe the advantages of using a subset selection process, such as backward selection.

• I. Doing so will likely result in a simpler model

• II. Doing so will likely improve prediction accuracy

• III. The results are likely to be easier to interpret

• A) I only

• B) II only

• C) III only

• D) I, II, and III

• E) The correct answer is not given by (A), (B), (C), or (D)

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Concepts tested

• Variable Selection
• Model Selection
• Bias-Variance Tradeoff

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