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Exam 8 Study Material Can Be Accessed In The Reading Order or Ranking Tables Below
About Our Tables
There are two tables below - A Recommended Reading Order Table and a Ranking Table.
- Recommended Reading Order Table: Since the material within the larger readings builds up, we recommend you study them from the beginning to the end rather than reading the articles based on their rank.
- The Ranking Table was originally based on an analysis of points-per-reading from past exams. This is no longer possible because exams have not been published since 2019-Fall. The Ranking Table is now based roughly on information from these previous exams and the weights given in the syllabus, although that information is much less specific than what could be gleaned from past exams. It should still be helpful however in guiding your studying and directing your attention to the topics most likely to be tested. (Percentages given in the table below are approximates.)
How to Use the Tables
- Click on the links in the table below to go to specific chapters.
- Use the Tables to set up a study schedule and determine how much time to spend on each article. Not all topics are tested equally, so they don’t deserve equal amounts of your attention.
- Use the Recommended Reading Order table below for your initial first and second runs through the material; the alternating bands of red and blue are used to indicate when an article comes from a different source reading.
- Once you've gone through the larger readings in order once or twice, you should hone your skills by using the ranking table to focus on the more likely topics. When you want a change of pace, pick up one of the smaller readings for a break. These are generally self-contained or rely on knowledge you acquired in earlier exams.
Instructor Support
- You can access instructor support in the forum here Forum'Forum
- NOTE: Forum questions are answered according to Forum Response Times.
Recommended Reading Order
Rank Reading Study Time Top 5! Goldburd.Basics 3 days Bottom 20% Goldburd.ModelBuilding 30 minutes Bottom 20% Goldburd.DataPrep 3 hours Bottom 20% Goldburd.ModelSelection 1 day Core Content Goldburd.Interactions 2 days Core Content Goldburd.ModelRefinement 3 days Core Content Goldburd.Validation 1 day Bottom 20% Goldburd.Comments 3 hours Top 5! Fisher.ExpRating 2 days Core Content Fisher.RiskSharing 2 days Less Likely Fisher.OtherLSPlans 1 day Less Likely Fisher.AggExcess 1 day Core Content Fisher.Visualization 1 week Core Content Fisher.TableM 1 day Less Likely Fisher.LimitedTableM 1 day Core Content Fisher.TableL 1 day Bottom 20% Fisher.Understanding 3 hours Top 5! Fisher.CaseStudy 1 week Top 5! Bahnemann.Chapter5 3 days Rank Reading Study Time Top 5! Bahnemann.Chapter6 1 week Core Content Clark.Reinsurance 3 days Core Content Clark.PropPerRisk 3 days Less Likely Clark.CasPerOcc 3 days Bottom 20% Clark.AggModels 1 day Less Likely Clark.PropertyCAT 1 day Bottom 20% Grossi.Overview 1 hour Core Content Grossi.Curves 1 day Less Likely Grossi.CATModels 4 hours Less Likely Bailey.Simon 1 day Core Content Bernegger.Exposure 3 days Core Content ISO.Rating 2 days Core Content Robertson.HazardGroups 2 days Core Content Couret.Venter 2 days Less Likely NCCI.ExperienceRating 2 days Less Likely Mahler.Credibility 1 day Less Likely NCCI.Circular 1 day Bottom 20% NCCI.InformationalExhibits 4 hours Bottom 20% ASOP.12 2 hours Guide to the Ranked Readings
Rank Description Top 5! These articles account for about 30% to 40% of the questions on a typical exam. However, they often build upon material from lower ranked articles which generally do not have their own question. Core Content These articles make up the next 20% to 30% of the material and usually have their own (lower value) questions. While not guaranteed to turn up on every exam, they're pretty dependable. Less Likely These articles are about 15% to 25% of the syllabus. They may be a sub-part of a question, contained within an Integrative Question (IQ), or perhaps not on every exam. You need to know them well but forgetting the odd detail is not the end of the world. Bottom 20% This is the lowest weighted syllabus material. It's often full of useful information to help you master the higher ranked articles but it's rare to get a standalone question or even a sub-part on any given exam. Ranked Readings
By Rank (based roughly on pts-per-exam over recent exams)
Background colours in the grid indicate articles from the largest source papers.