Dale S Borowiak Author

Dale S. Borowiak is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Akron, where he served for 35 years teaching statistics and initiating the actuarial science program. He received a Ph.D. from Bowling Green State University. His research has been published in professional journals in the fields of statistics, actuarial science, and engineering. He also published Model Discrimination for Nonlinear Regression Models, along with the first edition of the current text.

Arnold F. Shapiro is a Professor Emeritus at the Pennsylvania State University, where he was director of the actuarial program. He received a Ph. D. from the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton). He has published more than 100 articles in professional journals and two books. A Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and an Enrolled Actuary, he been a recipient of the Innovation in Teaching Award from the American Risk and Insurance Association and the Best Research Paper Award from the Health Section of the Society of Actuaries.