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标题: Top 3 Worst Chapters - your thoughts? [打印本页]

作者: toocfatoo    时间: 2011-7-13 13:46     标题: Top 3 Worst Chapters - your thoughts?

Am finally through all the books and I think for me, the hardest 3 topics were
1) hypothesis testing
2) understanding the cash-flow statement
3) income taxes.

Keen to hear whether others feel the same way
作者: spartanag07    时间: 2011-7-13 13:46

Not done with all the books yet so reserving my comments... Tho no 2 and 3 will almost certainly figure on my list too....
A tip: Hypo Testing isn't that hard when you know that you probably don't require to learn all formulas... For the LOSes in Hypo Testing, they just say 'identify and interpret' not calculate. So probably all you need to do is identify when to use t, z etc and rejection points etc... That is what they said in Elan video too.
And even if you want to learn the formulas, some are pretty easy when you understand the concept behind them e.g.
Pooled estimator of variance sp^2 is just the weighted average of individual variances using df as weights...
作者: Bulla564    时间: 2011-7-13 13:46

how about leases
作者: bluejazzy    时间: 2011-7-13 13:46

i M thru ethics, fra ,3/4 quants. .. Among these i found a few topics in quants vry difficult among them is hypothesis testing. . .

Are you serious that u have finished all the topics.??? guyz plz post how much have you all covered out of the whole portion. this Post is really scaring me now. . plz help. .!
作者: Daniel1985    时间: 2011-7-13 13:46

I agree with kiakaha on understanding cash flows & income tax. I would also add long term liabilities and leases.
作者: Flok    时间: 2011-7-13 13:46

1. leases
2. economics
3. ethics
作者: ramzes    时间: 2011-7-13 13:46

tushkey2007: there are a few people on here who are through most/all the material but I definitely wouldn't say it's the norm, most seem to be at about the same stage as you. for me, I have no prior finance qualification and a really intense job so needed to start early to make sure I had enough time to learn the material. I don't think other people in different situations would need as long.

Anish: thanks for the advice, I actually don't think I've watched the Elan video on hypothesis testing so hopefully that will make things clearer...
作者: farrukhsadiq    时间: 2011-7-13 13:46

Probability chapters are horrible !! even tho i am nearly half way through economics
作者: LokiDog2    时间: 2011-7-13 13:47

thnxs for ur advice. . . . .! :-)
作者: Finalnub    时间: 2011-7-13 13:47

Schweser notes on Income tax is really bad. they've made the topic unnecessarily painful.




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