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-# Resources
+# A Predictive modeler writes a study manual for the PA exam
 
-1) SOA Predictive Analytics Exam Materials:https://www.soa.org/education/exam-req/edu-exam-pa-detail/	
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-2) SOA Online Modules.  These are copywrighted and cannot be reproduced:`SOA Modules 768x640.zip`	
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-3) My own notes: https://github.com/sdcastillo/SOA-PA-Exam	
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-# Market	
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-Students studying for the CAS Modern Actuarial Statistics (MAS) exams and SOA students studying for the Predictive Analytics (PA) exam.	
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-There were 664 students who passed the June PA exam.  With a pass rate of 40% this means that about 1,660 students took the exam.  This is offered every 6 months.  	
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-# Sales Channels	
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-1) Coaching Actuaries https://www.coachingactuaries.com/	
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-I have a contact here from a research project that I completed in college.  	
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-2) Actex https://www.actexmadriver.com/	
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-You mentioned Actex.  	
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-3) TheInfiniteActuary https://www.theinfiniteactuary.com/	
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-I started using their MAS-I study manual.  They include a few (poorly coded) .rmd files already.  Video lectures and formula sheets, with practice problems online is their product.	
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-# Writing Style	
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-Bookdown:
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-https://bookdown.org/yihui/bookdown/
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-I’m inspired by this book, which is already enormously successful and is an Amazon best seller.  
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-http://themlbook.com/wiki/doku.php	
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-I like your idea of using R bookdown.  As you know, Hadley Wickham’s style of writing is great for learning code, which is what a lot of the current Actuarial Study manuals are missing.	
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-https://r4ds.had.co.nz/
+This is the early-access version of my study manual for the SOA's Predictive Analytics exam.