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Getting Started

Getting Started Actuaries are well placed to add a lot of a value as a Data Scientist due to their strong quantitative background coupled with business insight. Further education is recommended to fine tune your existing skills in this newly evolving …
Last updated: 17 Feb 2021
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Events & Opportunities

Events & Opportunities Talks and Events Competitions Study groups Github Talks & Events The Society has held various talks and events featuring data analytics. A variety of the recorded sessions are detailed below. For a full list of events please see the …
Last updated: 06 Oct 2023
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R for Actuaries: Graphing better with R

R for Actuaries: Graphing better with R The speakers will provide an introduction to graphing with the R language, highlighting its relevance to actuaries. This is the second of a series of talks about R organised by the Society of Actuaries in Ireland.   …
Last updated: 09 Aug 2018
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Role of data in transforming PMI analytics

Role of data in transforming PMI analytics Milliman has collated and analysed the claims experience of a large proportion of the PMI market over 2012-2014. Using this research and the resulting analysis we set out a framework for analysing the data …
Last updated: 13 Mar 2023
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Professionalism Course for New Qualifiers

Professionalism Course for New Qualifiers THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL.  Please contact the Society to be put on the list for 2011 course. 2 day event 4th & 5th of March. The Professionalism course is residential and overnight accommodation on the 4th of March …
Last updated: 30 Nov 2016
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Predictive Modelling For Customer Targeting - A Banking Example

Predictive Modelling For Customer Targeting - A Banking Example The first part of the talk will cover examples of customer targeting that the public encounters on a regular basis.  We will also see why companies invest in predictive models for customer …
Last updated: 13 Mar 2023
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Demystifying Data Science

Demystifying Data Science Data science is the study of how to make data-driven decisions. The field has grown rapidly in recent years and many companies are now hiring data scientists and Chief Data Officers. In this presentation, we will try to explain …
Last updated: 13 Mar 2023
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Webinar Excess mortality in Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic

Webinar Excess mortality in Ireland during the COVID-19 pandemic This event will be run as a live webinar using Zoom.  Click here  for information on using Zoom. To register for this event, please proceed with  'Make a reservation'  below and we will send …
Last updated: 21 Jun 2021
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POSTPONED: Ethics in Data Science Talk

POSTPONED: Ethics in Data Science Talk *** Due to circumstances beyond our control, this event has been postponed to a later date ***   Data science is a new discipline. As such, there are no formal or informal codes of ethics surrounding it's practice. …
Last updated: 11 Mar 2020