statistics : a first course, sixth edition, presents the basics of statiscs in a relaxed and informal way, without omitting important skills or concepts.
An important aspect of the science of financial planning, and one in which an actuary is especially skilled, lies in the ability to estimate the way in which contingent liabilities currently contracted, whether longer term, as in life insurance or pension business, or shorter term, as in motor, fire or marine insurance, are likely to emerge in the future as actual payments.