explains how the two methods of parameter estimation, namely the method of parameter estimation and the method of moments and percentile matching, are used to fit distributions to data for actuarial calculations.

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Thermodynamic Relations

Thermodynamics is the division of physics that deals with the transfer of any kind of energy, whether it be heat, temperature, or work, from one object to another.