# U.S. Qualification Standards **URL:** \ **Category:** General topics\ **Created:** [July 6, 2021, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/u-s-qualification-standards/3330 "2021-07-06T15:02:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![meep](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/meep/32/44_2.png) [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/u-s-qualification-standards/3330/21 "2021-11-30T23:17:44Z")
> [@magillaG](#): > > statistical bias that is an inevitable consequence of the finite nature of our brains No, statistical bias has a very specific mathematical definition, which has nothing to do with human brains. For example, the sample mean is an unbiased estimator for the actual population mean. There’s no statistical bias. The sample median _might_ be a biased estimator for the population mean, if the actual distribution is not symmetric. I could do another (free) CE video, but I’ll do it later, and y’all can learn what statistical bias means if you don’t already know what it means. Statistical estimators are random variables… yadda yadda yadda. I don’t need to throw this thread off course re: what has changed for those of us who have satisfied basic education requirements and need to think about what has changed for continuing education requirements. ---
**Author:** ![meep](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/meep/32/44_2.png) [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2021, 11:20pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/u-s-qualification-standards/3330/22 "2021-11-30T23:20:40Z")
To be blunt, I get far more than 30 CE “hours” each year. I could satisfy the requirement, other than the “organized” aspect, within January. If I were really nasty, I would just disallow this “business” CE. Make it all actuarial-related. Hell, make it all professionalism. Make it all ASOP 56. Now we’re talking. ---
**Author:** ![magillaG](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e79b87/32.png) [@magillaG](https://community.goactuary.com/u/magillaG)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 1:02am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/u-s-qualification-standards/3330/23 "2021-12-01T01:02:55Z")
Right, but use of imperfect models tend to lead to biases in that sense. And incorporation of prior information does too, which is most easily seen when bayesian priors on parameters lead to estimates that are biased in the classical sense. The only time i’m aware that biases don’t exist in real world measurements is when you have the right scientific theory, and then make unbiased estimate of parameters in that theory. And even then true unbiasedness is only a kind of ideal limit. But our finite brains cannot formulate or evaluate such a theory in our everyday lives, even if such a theory does exist. So we use biased approximations instead. ---
**Author:** ![Lucy](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/lucy/32/8802_2.png) [@Lucy](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Lucy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2021, 4:32am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/u-s-qualification-standards/3330/24 "2021-12-01T04:32:08Z")
Topics relevant to an actuarial job you have or might have in the future. I guess I really mean there should be a minimum for the “all other”. I don’t think you SHOULD be able to get just professionalism. I think you should keep up to date in your field, too. But I don’t think you should be discouraged from business CE, and I feel like the current rules imply that. ---
**Author:** ![lllj](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@lllj](https://community.goactuary.com/u/lllj)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/u-s-qualification-standards/3330/25 "2022-02-18T14:01:53Z")
Is this a typo or am I missing something? Isn’t it 3 in professionalism (as it has always been)? ---
**Author:** ![meep](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/meep/32/44_2.png) [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/u-s-qualification-standards/3330/26 "2022-02-18T15:22:44Z")
Whups, let me fix that. ---
**Author:** ![meep](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/meep/32/44_2.png) [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2022, 9:53am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/u-s-qualification-standards/3330/27 "2022-03-26T09:53:25Z")
This recent webcast [https://www.actuary.org/node/14963](https://www.actuary.org/node/14963) covers bias topics: > Attendees of the webinar can count this towards the new U.S. Qualification Standards (USQS) requirement of annual bias education. [Learn more](https://www.actuary.org/node/14963#CONTINUING_EDUCATION). ---
**Author:** ![SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/spacelobster/32/38216_2.png) [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/u-s-qualification-standards/3330/28 "2022-03-26T16:55:42Z")
I come here when I’m studying to get away from course notes, not be confronted with them. Thank you very much. ---
**Author:** ![meep](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/meep/32/44_2.png) [@meep](https://community.goactuary.com/u/meep)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2022, 11:08am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/u-s-qualification-standards/3330/29 "2022-03-27T11:08:02Z")
You’re welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Ajstudies](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ajstudies/32/12532_2.png) [@Ajstudies](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Ajstudies)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/u-s-qualification-standards/3330/30 "2022-08-18T16:56:19Z")
I wonder if this google talk might qualify as bias training: [The Ethical Algorithm](https://youtu.be/tmC9JdKc3sA) Or perhaps the book by the same name… ---
**Author:** ![Mountainhawk](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/mountainhawk/32/82290_2.png) [@Mountainhawk](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Mountainhawk)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/u-s-qualification-standards/3330/31 "2022-08-18T17:10:46Z")
I would likely count that [Previous page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/u-s-qualification-standards/3330.md?page=1)