Textbook
1. Piet de Jong and Gilland Z. Heller: Generalized linear models for insurance data, 2008. Cambrigde University Press. ISBN: 978-0-521-87914-9. Homepage.
2. Zuur et al: Mixed Effects Models and Extensions in Ecology with R, 2009. Springer. ISBN: 978-0-387-87457-9. Available as electronic book.
Syllabus in STK3100/STK4100-f16:
The following material in de Jong and Heller: Chapter 1-7, chapter 8: sections 8.1-8.2 and chapter 9: sections 9.1 and 9.2
The details about implementing the SAS-procedures are not part of the syllabus.
The following material im Zuur et al.: Chapter 5: sections 5.1-5.9, chapter 6: section 6.1, chapter 13: sections 13.1, 13.2.1, 13.2.1.1, 13.2.3 and 13.3.
The problems discussed in the course and the two mandatory requirements will also be part of the syllabus.
Supplementary material:
For those wanting an introduction to The R-language, which is the software that will be used in the course, the following book is recommended: Peter Dalgaard: Introductory Statistics with R. Springer Verlag ISBN--13: 978-0387-95457-2.