A Review Of The Experience Of Massachusetts; Workmen's Compensation Experience Rated Risks [Discussion]

In these days of Poissons and negative binomials, Mr. Stevens’ paper, couched as it is in English words and Arabian numerals, comes as a welcome change of pace. Mr. Stevens brings out the fact, not quite so well known as it ought to be, that the Workmen’s Compensation Experience Rating Plan is something like alcohol, it lifts you up (if you’re a bad risk), and it lets you down (if you’re good).