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Broverman, Ph.D., ASA  \nIncludes Online Access to:  \nuided Online Actuarial Learning  \n» GOAL has thousands of exam style problems and solutions » Over 21 hours of video instruction on all syllabus topics » Practice. Quiz. Test. Pass.  \nExclusive StudyPlus+ Content:» GOAL and video instruction  \n» Flashcards  \n» Formula sheets  \nACTEX  \nOAL  \nGuided Online Actuarial Learning  \nIncluded free  with your study manual purchase.  \nStart your preparations today!  \nAdaptable, customizable,  \nonline actuarial exam prep tool.  \n• 10,000+ exam style problems with detailed solutions  \n• Hours of instructional videos covering exam syllabus topics (selection varies by exam)  \n• Adaptive quizzes  \n• 3 learning modes & 3 difficulty modes  \n• Practice. Quiz. Test. Pass!  \nSee Reverse Side for an Outline of the GOAL Test Prep Tool  \nIncluded free with purchase of this study manual  \nDidn’t purchase a new copy of this manual? Check out our free one-day trial of GOAL [Available at www.ActexMadRiver.com & www.ActuarialBookstore.com](Available at www.ActexMadRiver.com & www.ActuarialBookstore.com)  \nAdaptable, customizable,  \nonline actuarial exam prep tool.  \n• 10,000+ exam style problems with detailed solutions  \n• Adaptive quizzes  \n• 3 learning modes  \n• 3 difficulty modes  \n• Practice. Quiz. Test. Pass!  \nFree  with your ACTEXor ASM Study Manual  \n• GOAL is an e-Learning test prep tool for students to practice skills learned in class or from independent study  \n• The online platform offers a database of SOA & CAS exam-style problems with detailed solutions  \n• GOAL offers instructor support as well as performance reporting and tracking to monitor your progress  \n• Don’t forget to check out GOAL Score to see how ready you are for the exam  \nAvailable now for P, FM, IFM, LTAM, STAM, SRM, MAS-I, MAS-II, CAS 5, CAS 6U, & CAS 6C  \nStart Your Exam Prep Today!  \nINTRODUCTORY COMMENTS  \nThis study guide is designed to help in the preparation for the Society of Actuaries STAM Exam.  \nThe first part of this manual consists of a summary of notes, illustrative examples and problem sets with detailed solutions. The second part consists of 5 practice exams.  \nThe practice exams all have 35 questions. The level of difficulty of the practice exams has been designed to be similar to that of the past 3.5-hour exams. Some of the questions in the problem sets are taken from the relevant topics on SOA exams that have been released prior to 2009 but the practice exam questions are not from old SOA exams.  \nI have attempted to be thorough in the coverage of the topics upon which the exam is based, and consistent with the notation and content of the official references. I have been, perhaps, more thorough than necessary on a couple of topics, such as maximum likelihood estimation and Bayesian credibility.  \nBecause of the time constraint on the exam, a crucial aspect of exam taking is the ability to work quickly. I believe that working through many problems and examples is a good way to build up the speed at which you work. It can also be worthwhile to work through problems that have been done before, as this helps to reinforce familiarity, understanding and confidence. Working many problems will also help in being able to more quickly identify topic and question types. I have attempted, wherever possible, to emphasize shortcuts and efficient and systematic ways of setting up solutions. There are also occasional comments on interpretation of the language used in some exam questions. While the focus of the study guide is on exam preparation, from time to time there will be comments on underlying theory in places that I feel those comments may provide useful insight into a topic.  \nThe notes and examples are divided into 42 sections of varying lengths, with some suggested time frames for covering the material. 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