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Journal of the Institute of Actuaries, Volume 56 - November 1925

This volume was published under a former title. See this journal's title history.

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The Life, Letters and Labours of Francis Gallon. By Karl Pearson. [Vol. I, pp. 246 + xxiv + 66 (small) Plates + 5 Pedigrees. Cambridge University Press. 1914; Vol. II, pp. 425 + xii + 54 (small) Plates. Cambridge University Press. 1924.]
W. P. E.
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18 August 2016, pp. 322-326
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Life Insurance Examination. Edited by Frank W. Foxworthy Ph.B., M.D. 165 illustrations. [Pp.738. London: Henry Kimpton. 1924. Price 45s.]
M. D.
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18 August 2016, pp. 104-106
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Statistical Methods for Research Workers. By R. A. Fisher. [Pp. 239 + ix + VI Tables. Edinburgh and London: Oliver & Boyd. 1925. Price 15s.] - The Fundamentals of Statistics. By L. L. Thurstone. [Pp. 237 + xvi. New York: The Macmillan Company. 1925. Price 8s. 6d.]
W. P. E.
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18 August 2016, pp. 326-327
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On a problem of apportionment
N. J. Carter
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18 August 2016, pp. 225-228
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I.Elements of Statistics. By Frederick C. Kent. [Pp. 178 + xi. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co. (Inc.). 1924. 10s.] - II.How to Calculate Correlations. A non-mathematical book of instructions. By Godfrey H. Thomson, D.Sc., Ph.D. [Pp. 24. London, Calcutta, and Sydney: George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd. 1924.] - III.Social Consequences of Business Cycles. By Maurice Beck Hexter, Ph.D. With an introduction by Allyn A. Young. [Pp. 206 + xxiii. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Co. (Pollak Foundation for Economic Research.) 1925. $4.] - IV.Frequency Curves in Herring Investigation. By Einar Lea. [Pp. 27. Report on Norwegian Fishery and Marine Investigations. Vol. III, No. 4. Bergen: 1924.]
W. P. E.
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Reversions and Life Interests. A Course of Lecturesby F. L. Collins, F.I.A. [Pp. 85. London: C. & E. Layton, for the Institute of Actuaries. 1925. Price 6s. net.]
J. F. M.
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1. The Elements of Statistical Method. By Willford I. King. [Pp. xviii + 250. New York: The Macmillan Company. 1923. 9s. net.] - 2. Mathematical Analysis of Statistics. By C. H. Forsyth. [Pp. viii + 241. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1924. 11s. 6d. net.] - 3. An introduction to Mathematical Probability. By Julian Lowell Coolidge. [Pp. xii × 216. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1925. 15s. net.] - 4. The Mathematical Groundwork of Economics. An Introductory Treatise. By A. L. Bowley. [Pp. viii + 98. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1924. 7s. net.] - 5. Richard Price, Philosopher and Apostle of Liberty. By Roland Thomas. [Pp. viii + 194. Oxford University Press. 1924. 5s. net.]
W. P. E.
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Foreign Exchange, from the Investor's Point of View. A Course of Lecturesby Ernest Harry Lever, F.I.A. [Pp. 106 + vii. London: C. & E. Layton, for the Institute of Actuaries. 1925. Price 8s. 6d. net.]
S. J. P.
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Complementi di Matematiche Generali. By Prof. F. Insolera. [Pp. xii + 255. Turin: S. Lattes & Co. 1924.]
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The Elements of Vital Statistics in their bearing on Social and Public Health problems. By Sir A. Newsholme, K.C.B., M.D., F.R.C.P. [Pp. 623. George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. 1923. 24s. net.]
E. H. B.
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(1) Summation Formulas of Lubbock's Type. (2) On Charlier's Generalized Frequency-Function. By J. F. Steffensen, Ph.D. [Extracted from the Skandinavisk Aktuarietidskrift. 1924.]
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Life Assurance from Proposal to Policy. By H. Hosking Tayler, F.I.A., A.C.I.I., and V. W. Tyler, F.I.A. [Pp. 191. London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. 1924. 6s. net.]
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Summation of Series. Collected by L. B. W. Jolley, M.A. [Pp. 232 + xii. London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd. 1925. Price 13s. 6d. net.]
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Bain's Apportioning Tables. By Alexander Bain. [Pp. 88. London: Gall & Inglis. 1924. Price 18s. net.]
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The Student's Book of Life Assurance. By R. E. Underwood, M.B.E., F.I.A. [Pp. 371. London: “Post Magazine” 1924. Price 7s. 6d. post free.]
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On the Number of Years in which Premiums Amount to Twice the Total Sum Paid
P. D. Touzel
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18 August 2016, pp. 332-333
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The Institute of Actuarial

Examination Papers, May 1925
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The Value of a Deferred Annuity
J. A. Archer
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18 August 2016, pp. 235-237
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Versicherungs-Lexikon. Second Edition. Edited by Prof. A. Makes, Ph.D. [Pp. 763. Berlin: E. S. Mittler & Sohn. 1924. Price Gm. 50.]
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18 August 2016, pp. 112-113
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Interpolation formulae
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Journal of the Institute of Actuaries, Volume 56 - November 1925

Reviews

The Life, Letters and Labours of Francis Gallon. By Karl Pearson. [Vol. I, pp. 246 + xxiv + 66 (small) Plates + 5 Pedigrees. Cambridge University Press. 1914; Vol. II, pp. 425 + xii + 54 (small) Plates. Cambridge University Press. 1924.]

Life Insurance Examination. Edited by Frank W. Foxworthy Ph.B., M.D. 165 illustrations. [Pp.738. London: Henry Kimpton. 1924. Price 45s.]

Statistical Methods for Research Workers. By R. A. Fisher. [Pp. 239 + ix + VI Tables. Edinburgh and London: Oliver & Boyd. 1925. Price 15s.] - The Fundamentals of Statistics. By L. L. Thurstone. [Pp. 237 + xvi. New York: The Macmillan Company. 1925. Price 8s. 6d.]

Actuarial Notes

On a problem of apportionment

Reviews

Reversions and Life Interests. A Course of Lecturesby F. L. Collins, F.I.A. [Pp. 85. London: C. & E. Layton, for the Institute of Actuaries. 1925. Price 6s. net.]

Foreign Exchange, from the Investor's Point of View. A Course of Lecturesby Ernest Harry Lever, F.I.A. [Pp. 106 + vii. London: C. & E. Layton, for the Institute of Actuaries. 1925. Price 8s. 6d. net.]

Complementi di Matematiche Generali. By Prof. F. Insolera. [Pp. xii + 255. Turin: S. Lattes & Co. 1924.]

The Elements of Vital Statistics in their bearing on Social and Public Health problems. By Sir A. Newsholme, K.C.B., M.D., F.R.C.P. [Pp. 623. George Allen & Unwin, Ltd. 1923. 24s. net.]

(1) Summation Formulas of Lubbock's Type. (2) On Charlier's Generalized Frequency-Function. By J. F. Steffensen, Ph.D. [Extracted from the Skandinavisk Aktuarietidskrift. 1924.]

Life Assurance from Proposal to Policy. By H. Hosking Tayler, F.I.A., A.C.I.I., and V. W. Tyler, F.I.A. [Pp. 191. London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, Ltd. 1924. 6s. net.]

Summation of Series. Collected by L. B. W. Jolley, M.A. [Pp. 232 + xii. London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd. 1925. Price 13s. 6d. net.]

Bain's Apportioning Tables. By Alexander Bain. [Pp. 88. London: Gall & Inglis. 1924. Price 18s. net.]

The Student's Book of Life Assurance. By R. E. Underwood, M.B.E., F.I.A. [Pp. 371. London: “Post Magazine” 1924. Price 7s. 6d. post free.]

Correspondence

On the Number of Years in which Premiums Amount to Twice the Total Sum Paid

The Institute of Actuarial

Examination Papers, May 1925

Correspondence

The Value of a Deferred Annuity

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Versicherungs-Lexikon. Second Edition. Edited by Prof. A. Makes, Ph.D. [Pp. 763. Berlin: E. S. Mittler & Sohn. 1924. Price Gm. 50.]

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Interpolation formulae

British Actuarial Journal

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