cfa level 1 quantitative methods part讲义

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1、PASSMAX2012CFA®LEVELISTUDYGUIDESTUDYSESSION3:QUANTITATIVEMETHODS©2012PASSMAX.AllRightsReserved.SS3-1HOWTOUSETHISBOOK:Thisbookonlyhasoneobjective:tomaximizeyourchancesofpassingtheCFAExam.Toachievethisobjective,wehaveincorporatedanumberoffeaturesintothisbook:Firstofall,theCFAInsti

2、tutehasmadeitveryclearthateveryexaminationquestionwillbebasedononeormoreLearningOutcomeStatement(LOS).Consequently,thesenotesareadirectresponsetoeachLOS,nothingmoreandnothingless.Insteadofre-statingtheLOSswordforword,wehavesimplytitledeachonebasedonthecoreconceptthatunderliesit.

3、Furthermore,whenwefoundanLOStobeincorporatingmultipleconcepts,webrokedowntheLOSintoitsseparatecomponentsandexplainedeachoneindividually.Forexample,LOS#[3.11.c]asksthecandidateto:“defineandinterpretadecisionruleandthepowerofatest,andexplaintherelationbetweenconfidenceintervalsandh

4、ypothesistests.”Inthisstudyguide,youwillfindthisLOSexplainedinthefollowingcomponents:3.11.c.(i)DECISIONRULE3.11.c.(ii)POWEROFTHETEST3.11.c.(iii)CONFIDENCEINTERVALSANDHYPOTHESISTESTSTherefore,masteryofeachofthesecomponentswillensurethatthecandidateiswellpreparedtohandleanyexaminat

5、ionquestionrelatedtothisLOS.Thisstudyguidewillexplaineachconceptfromthegroundup,thusminimizingtheneedforcandidatestomemorizeformulas.Eachstudysessionissummarizedintoaseparatebooklet.Thisservesanumberofbenefits:i)Convenience:Sinceyouwillbestudyingthesessionsoneatatime,itwouldbev

6、eryinconvenienttobeloggingalonganentirebookcomprisedofmultiplestudysessions.ii)Psychological:Witheachbookletonlycontainingonestudysession,youcanseethequantityofmaterialthatneedstobecoveredinordertomasterthatstudysessionHavingathickbookwithmultiplestudysessiontogothroughcanseemove

7、rwhelminganddiscouraging.Therefore,withourstudyguides,you’llbeabletomeasureyourprogressin18smallmanageablesteps,asopposedtotaking5or6giantleaps.Wehavedeliberatelynotincludedanypracticequestionswiththesestudyguidesbecausewebelievethatitisimperativeforthecandidatetoattemptallthepr

8、acticequestionsfoundintheCFAreadingsaswe