Question about passing rate important, passing, earlier

thisisbrianly

I know this has been discussed extensively on these boards. Below is a copy and paste job from an earlier thread about the results. Approximately how many sections can you get in the 5170 range and still pass? I know that it is more important to get better grades on sections with more questions (FRA vs Derivs), I am just curious.
Thanks.
Item Set
Q# Topic Max Pts 70%
Alternative Investments 8   *
Corporate Finance 20   *
Derivatives 12   *
Economics 24   *
Equity Investments 24   *
Ethical & Professional Standards 36   *
Financial Reporting & Analysis 48   *
Fixed Income Investments 28  *
Portfolio Management 12  *
Quantitative Methods 28   *

mfleming1983

Its impossible to say. Just aim for more than Z
70% overall

dcfox83

Its impossible to say. Just aim for more than 70% overall

orang3eph

That’s what I figured. I got a 65% on the CFAI mock which has shook my confidence quite a bit.

Makavelim3

Dumb question  I’ve seen 40/60/80 come up in the past  what does this mean?

mnieman

To estimate the score on an exam, say that 70 =80%. It’s not great for really good or really bad scores but pretty good for most scores.

gjcxc

There is apparently over 100,000 people taking the CFA exam this year, yet there are only being about 90,000 current total chartholders, doesn’t it seem like a probability that the exam pass rates will be much stricter this year? With that much demand, they can afford to raise the standards. Its just speculation, though.