

Insurance(MASS)                              R Documentation

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_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n_:

     The data given in data frame `Insurance' consist of the
     numbers of policyholders of an insurance company who
     were exposed to risk, and the numbers of car insurance
     claims made by those policyholders in the third quarter
     of 1973.

_A_r_g_u_m_e_n_t_s_:

District: district of policyholder (1 to 4): 4 is major
          cities.

   Group: group of car (1 to 4), <1 litre, 1-1.5 litre,
          1.5-2 litre, >2 litre.

     Age: of driver in 4 ordered groups, <25, 25-29, 30-35,
          >35.

 Holders: numbers of policyholders

  Claims: numbers of claims

_F_o_r_m_a_t_:

     This data frame contains the following columns:

_S_o_u_r_c_e_:

     L. A. Baxter, S. M. Coutts and G. A. F. Ross (1980)
     Applications of linear models in motor insurance.  Pro-
     ceedings of the 21st International Congress of Actuar-
     ies, Zurich pp. 11-29

     M. Aitkin, D. Anderson, B. Francis and J. Hinde (1989)
     Statistical Modelling in GLIM.  Oxford University Press

