The Off Topic Topic

[mongers]

I'm contemplating doing some minor professional courses next year and the exams are traditional sit down 3 hour affairs, several crammed into 2/3 days, something I've not done for 30 odd years. 

The grading and pass rates are traditional too ie somewhat variable and they do fail people, sometimes lots, one of the modules recently had a pass rate of only 33%. 

Is this for some sort of certification?

No, something largely new to me ; for a professional statistician it could amount to that, depending on how confident they are.

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Now I'm worried; the level I want to do it at as a average pass rate of 64% for a module and you need 6 passes to be awarded the certificate, but only 20 people achieved it in that year.

The top 'graduate' level is carnage, av.modular pass rate of 30% 
Only two people passed all five modules and were awarded it that year and at least 30 people would have been taking it.

Candidates at the Higher Certificate level took 264 modules in total and recorded 170 passes (an overall pass rate of 64%) compared with 334 modules in total and 227 passes (68%) in 2012. 20 (25 in 2012) candidates successfully completed the Higher Certificate this year, 5 (6) of them with credit and a further 5 (8) with distinction. Although the actual performances are only slightly poorer than those last year, the drop in number of modules taken is a cause of some concern.

Candidates at the Graduate Diploma level took 154 modules in total and recorded 46 passes (an overall pass rate of 30%) compared with 141 modules in total and 48 passes (34%) in 2012. 2 candidates successfully completed the Graduate Diploma (5 in 2012), none (0) with credit and 1 (2) with distinction; we warmly congratulate them on this notable achievement.
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[garbon]

[derspiess]

YOU GO GIRL

[jimmy olsen]

Just saw that on my sister's facebook

[Syt]

Well, at least your family doesn't believe that Trump is great presidential material, and don't post confederate flags vowing to never vote for Hillary.

[Grey Fox]

I like it.

The anti-gun movement needs to adopt the anti-choice movement strategy.

[Savonarola]

I'm contemplating doing some minor professional courses next year and the exams are traditional sit down 3 hour affairs, several crammed into 2/3 days, something I've not done for 30 odd years. 

The grading and pass rates are traditional too ie somewhat variable and they do fail people, sometimes lots, one of the modules recently had a pass rate of only 33%. 

Is this for some sort of certification?

No, something largely new to me ; for a professional statistician it could amount to that, depending on how confident they are.

edit:
Now I'm worried; the level I want to do it at as a average pass rate of 64% for a module and you need 6 passes to be awarded the certificate, but only 20 people achieved it in that year.

The top 'graduate' level is carnage, av.modular pass rate of 30% 
Only two people passed all five modules and were awarded it that year and at least 30 people would have been taking it.

Candidates at the Higher Certificate level took 264 modules in total and recorded 170 passes (an overall pass rate of 64%) compared with 334 modules in total and 227 passes (68%) in 2012. 20 (25 in 2012) candidates successfully completed the Higher Certificate this year, 5 (6) of them with credit and a further 5 (8) with distinction. Although the actual performances are only slightly poorer than those last year, the drop in number of modules taken is a cause of some concern.

Candidates at the Graduate Diploma level took 154 modules in total and recorded 46 passes (an overall pass rate of 30%) compared with 141 modules in total and 48 passes (34%) in 2012. 2 candidates successfully completed the Graduate Diploma (5 in 2012), none (0) with credit and 1 (2) with distinction; we warmly congratulate them on this notable achievement.
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That sounds harsh; are these like our actuarial exams in the United States?

http://www.beanactuary.org/exams/

[Valmy]

Just saw that on my sister's facebook

Yeah I have seen that posted a bunch as well.

False equivalency and declarations of double standards and hypocrisy are the tiresome and repeated tactics of political shrills on social media. 'LIBERALS WANT TO TAKE IN AND CARE FOR TERRORISTS WHILE VETERANS ARE ON THE STREET!!!111' 'PRO-LIFERS DO NOT WANT TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PP ATTACK BUT OMG THEY ALL HATE MUSLIMS!!!111'

Ugh.

[Josquius]

Guns for women only?

[Brazen]

Guns for women only?

But only for three weeks of the month.

[mongers]

That sounds harsh; are these like our actuarial exams in the United States?

http://www.beanactuary.org/exams/

Not sure those might be more specialised, DGesque. I think ours are more generalised statistical qualifications. From that website, looks like there's a fair bit of similarity, though the one I'm thinking of doing has no multi-choice just turn up and write answers.

[lustindarkness]

You guys are kind of making me think that having people in on earth means our planet's days are numbered.

Damned if we do, damned if we don't. Typical.

I think the planet's best chance is to get rid of humans, we are back to nuking from orbit, only way to make sure.

So, can someone run the numbers and tell me just how many nukes we need to get rid of all humanity please. Thank you.

[Baron von Schtinkenbutt]

So, can someone run the numbers and tell me just how many nukes we need to get rid of all humanity please. Thank you.

Depends on how precisely and strategically we can place them.

[lustindarkness]

So, can someone run the numbers and tell me just how many nukes we need to get rid of all humanity please. Thank you.

Depends on how precisely and strategically we can place them.

That was a lot of help. How can I proceed with my plans to eliminate the planet's problems without precise information? I'll have to find a better Minister of World Destruction.

[Ed Anger]

I want one.

http://www.rageon.com/products/kim-kardashian-human-centipede-t-shirt?utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=googlepla&gclid=CLKe7_7cw8kCFQGTaQod-iEJnQ

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