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PRMIA Exam 8007 Topic 1 Question 76 Discussion

Actual exam question for PRMIA's Mathematical Foundations of Risk Measurement ? 2015 Edition exam
Question #: 76
Topic #: 1
[All Mathematical Foundations of Risk Measurement ? 2015 Edition Questions]

The Newton-Raphson method

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William
26 days ago
Wait, is the Newton-Raphson method the one where you find the middle point? I'm getting my numerical methods mixed up here.
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Arminda
2 days ago
C) can be used for continuous but not differentiable functions
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Tyra
10 days ago
B) is based on Taylor series and uses the first derivative
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Cordelia
15 days ago
A) is based on finding a middle point between left and right end of the search interval
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Carole
1 months ago
An error bound with every iteration? That would be super useful. I hope the answer is D!
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Sue
7 days ago
It definitely helps in tracking the accuracy of the approximation as you iterate.
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Avery
18 days ago
Yes, you're right! That's one of the advantages of the Newton-Raphson method.
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Shelba
26 days ago
I think the answer is D, it does provide an error bound with every iteration.
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Alease
1 months ago
Actually, the Newton-Raphson method does provide an error bound along with every iteration.
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Natalya
1 months ago
Hmm, I thought it could be used for continuous but not differentiable functions. Guess I'll have to review that part of the material.
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Gilberto
1 months ago
Yeah, it does provide an error bound along with every iteration.
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Sheron
1 months ago
I always thought it was based on Taylor series and uses the first derivative.
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Lynette
1 months ago
I believe the method can be used for continuous but not differentiable functions.
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Orville
1 months ago
I agree with Polly, it makes sense to use the first derivative for finding roots.
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Polly
2 months ago
I think the Newton-Raphson method is based on Taylor series and uses the first derivative.
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Brandon
2 months ago
The Newton-Raphson method is definitely based on the Taylor series and the first derivative. I remember learning that in my calculus class.
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Felicitas
17 days ago
It's definitely a powerful tool in mathematics.
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Lonna
1 months ago
I remember using it a lot in my numerical analysis class.
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Shalon
1 months ago
It's a really efficient method for finding roots of equations.
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Isabella
1 months ago
Yes, you're right! The Newton-Raphson method does use the first derivative.
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