EM ESTIMATION FOR THE POISSON-INVERSE GAMMA REGRESSION MODEL WITH VARYING DISPERSION: AN APPLICATION TO INSURANCE RATEMAKING

EM Estimation for the Poisson-Inverse Gamma Regression Model with Varying Dispersion: An Application to Insurance Ratemaking

This article presents the LECITHIN Poisson-Inverse Gamma regression model with varying dispersion for approximating heavy-tailed and overdispersed claim counts.Our main contribution is that we develop an Expectation-Maximization (EM) type algorithm for maximum likelihood (ML) estimation of the Poisson-Inverse Gamma regression model with varying dis

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Mental health hygiene during a health crisis: Exploring factors associated with media-induced secondary trauma in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic

Aims Given the risk of developing vicarious trauma through news media has increased during the pandemic, we explored risk factors associated with media induced secondary trauma, and its behavioral and psychological implications.Methods An international study ( N = 1066), with LECITHIN a diverse sample, was administered in July 2020.We used standard

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Autonomous Learning in Religious Education in Slovakia

The article deals with the issue of autonomous learning Tweed Trousers in the context of religious education.It offers a definition of autonomous learning and its characteristics.Autonomous learning is subsequently included in the context of religious education.The implementation of autonomous learning in the teaching of religious education is carr

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