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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2010 iii Paper 37 2 a Solution by
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The data do not cross every age with every gender: only age 21 has both genders, while age 30 has only women and age 40 only men. Thus a gender effect separate from age can be estimated under an additive model, but age-by-gender interactions cannot all be estimated or checked. There is only one observation in each recorded combination of age, gender, policy, and points, so there is no within-cell replication for separating pure error from lack of fit. No sampling method or additional risk characteristics are supplied, limiting comparisons between policyholder categories.
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