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This book explains what actuaries are, what they do, and where they do it. It describes the ideas, techniques, and skills involved in the day-to-day work of actuaries. This second edition has been updated to reflect the rise of social networking and the internet, the progress toward a global knowledge-based economy, and the global expansion of the actuarial field that has occurred since the first edition. - Publisher.
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Actuaries, Vocational guidance, MathematiciansShowing 7 featured editions. View all 7 editions?
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"The word actuary comes from the Latin word actuarius, which referred to shorthand writers in the days when things like typewriters and computers hadn't even been thought of."
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