TABLE 8-3 to Become an Actuary, It Is Necessary to Pass a Pass

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Short Answer

TABLE 8-3
To become an actuary, it is necessary to pass a series of 10 exams, including the most important one, an exam in probability and statistics. An insurance company wants to estimate the mean score on this exam for actuarial students who have enrolled in a special study program. They take a sample of 8 actuarial students in this program and determine that their scores are: 2, 5, 8, 8, 7, 6, 5, and 7. This sample will be used to calculate a 90% confidence interval for the mean score for actuarial students in the special study program.
-Referring to Table 8-3, the critical value used in constructing a 90% confidence interval is ________.

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FICA-OASDI

The Federal Insurance Contributions Act, also known as Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance, is a payroll tax which finances Social Security and Medicare programs within the United States.

SUTA

State Unemployment Tax Act, which requires employers to contribute to the state unemployment insurance program.

Form 940

A form utilized by employers to declare their yearly tax under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) to the IRS.

FICA-OASDI

Federal Insurance Contributions Act - Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance; a U.S. payroll tax that funds Social Security benefits.