Statistics Necessary for Computing Net Compensation Rates

The main object of this paper is to determine the abstract actuarial formula of the net cost of workmen's compensation and to indicate on what lines the statistical data must be collected to find such cost. The general form in which the subject has been treated will trace the way to a uniform keeping of statistical data for the different states. The subject is of paramount importance and it justly occupies the attention of committees composed of public representatives.