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1、ProbabilityExamMay2016SyllabuswithLearningObjective/OutcomesandReadingsTheProbabilityExamisathree-hourexamthatconsistsof30multiple-choicequestionsandisadministeredasacomputer-basedtest.Thepurposeofthesyllabusforthisexaminationistodevelopknowledgeofthefundamentalprobabilitytools

2、forquantitativelyassessingrisk.Theapplicationofthesetoolstoproblemsencounteredinactuarialscienceisemphasized.Athoroughcommandofthesupportingcalculusisassumed.Additionally,averybasicknowledgeofinsuranceandriskmanagementisassumed.Atableofvaluesforthenormaldistributionisavailableb

3、elowforcandidatestodownloadandwillbeincludedwiththeexamination.Sincethetablewillbeincludedwiththeexamination,candidateswillnotbeallowedtobringcopiesofthetableintotheexaminationroom.ChecktheUpdatessectiononthisexam’shomepageforanychangestotheexamorsyllabus.Therangesofweightsshow

4、nareintendedtoapplytothelargemajorityofexamsadministered.Onoccasion,theweightsoftopicsonanindividualexammayfalloutsidethepublishedrange.Candidatesshouldalsorecognizethatsomequestionsmaycovermultiplelearningoutcomes.Eachmultiple-choiceproblemincludesfiveanswerchoicesidentifiedby

5、thelettersA,B,C,D,andE,onlyoneofwhichiscorrect.Candidatesmustindicateresponsestoeachquestiononthecomputer.Aspartofthecomputer-basedtestingprocess,afewpilotquestionswillberandomlyplacedintheexam(paperandpencilandcomputer-basedforms).Thesepilotquestionsareincludedtojudgetheireffe

6、ctivenessforfutureexams,buttheywillnotbeusedinthescoringofthisexam.Allotherquestionswillbeconsideredinthescoring.Allunansweredquestionsarescoredincorrect.Therefore,candidatesshouldanswereveryquestionontheexam.Thereisnosetrequirementforthedistributionofcorrectanswersforthemultip

7、le-choicepreliminaryexaminations.Itispossiblethataparticularanswerchoicecouldappearmanytimesonanexaminationornotatall.Candidatesareadvisedtoanswereachquestiontothebestoftheirability,independentlyfromhowtheyhaveansweredotherquestionsontheexamination.SincetheCBTexamwillbeofferedo

8、veraperiodofafewdays,eachcandidatewillreceiveatestform