Can one obtain a patent for a basic technique that thousands, perhaps millions of people have been using for a long, long time in many fields? Perhaps so. Statistician Andrew Gelman’s blog tells of an actuary who was granted a US Patent for the concept of statistical sampling. The actuary is Jay Vadiveloo [pictured here] of the University of Connecticut. […]
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Cecil D. Bykerk, actuary, in the lead
Cecil D. Bykerk, President of the Society of Actuaries, sports seven (7) sets of initials after his name. He is, officially: Cecil D. Bykerk, FSA, MAAA, FCA, RHU, FLMI, BA, MS By our tally, this puts him in the lead in the Society President Trailing Initials Competition. If you know of a society president who […]