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francois
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Concerning the two theories earlier, both have flaws.
1. The "You have to have done better than 75% of the test takers to have passed" idea is flawed. If it was true, then only 25% would pass each year, while the numbers are close to 45-50%
2. The "They must map your percentile to a percentage" idea also is flawed. If that was so, then the percentiles that pass would be consistent year-to-year, yet this is not true. Only around 35% were passing REG in 2004, while it is close to 50% lately.
I think maera had the best explanation.
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francois wrote:
Concerning the two theories earlier, both have flaws.
1. The "You have to have done better than 75% of the test takers to have passed" idea is flawed. If it was true, then only 25% would pass each year, while the numbers are close to 45-50%
2. The "They must map your percentile to a percentage" idea also is flawed. If that was so, then the percentiles that pass would be consistent year-to-year, yet this is not true. Only around 35% were passing REG in 2004, while it is close to 50% lately.
I think maera had the best explanation.
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I think AICPA can adjust certain standard.
Here is an example. In 2004, a teacher used to make 90-100 an A. You need to get A to pass and 35% people passed.
Then in 2010, the teacher made 85-100 an A. You still need to get A to pass and 50% of people passed.
Assuming pool per every window is of similar strength, we can say that the extra 15% of people passed due to extending the acceptable proficiency to 85. This seems to make sense or am I missing something here?
I think people automatically jump to the conclusion that, since the passing % is consistently 45-50%, it must be based on outperforming test takers in the same window. I don't think that's necessarily the case.
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Coastergenius
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I don't know why it's so hard for people to understand that despite the fact that you can bomb certain parts of the exam and still get a favorable score, it does not necessarily mean that the scores are curved. All that it means is that the numbers do not represent percentage correct. Think of the scores like Monopoly Money. All that they mean is that you did better than somebody who got a score lower than you, and that if you got a 75 or higher, you did well enough to pass, and if you got a 74 or lower, you need to go out and get a drink.
The term "curving" is pretty much slang out at this point anyway. A true curve would mean that with any given class, 30% of the people get C's, 25% get B's, 25% get D's, 10% get A's, and 10% get F's. These days, "curving" is pretty much when professors give a class bonus points when the class doesn't do so well on a test. Just be glad that most professors don't do a true "curve" anymore. These days, that would mean that pretty 65% of the class would get unfavorable grades no matter how hard people try.
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Waiting for my last 2 parts. Good luck to all who are with me here!
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BEC-U-RAGED
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Coastergenius:
I had a 74 in FAR too! It hurts..:((...how did u deal with it to get up 10 points? Am hoping I could manage the same this time round...waiting and waiting.....for FAR and REG and I will be done with this torture!
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