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Credibility Theory And Geometry, Elias S.W. Shiu, Fuk Yum Sing
Credibility Theory And Geometry, Elias S.W. Shiu, Fuk Yum Sing
Journal of Actuarial Practice (1993-2006)
We present a geometric approach to studying greatest accuracy credibility theory. Our main tool is the concept of orthogonal projections. We show, for example, that to determine the Buhlmann credibility premium is to find the coefficients of the minimum-norm vector in an affine space spanned by certain orthogonal random variables. Our approach is illustrated by deriving various common credibility formulas. Several equivalent forms of the credibility factor Z are derived by means of similar triangles.