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  2. Actuarial credentialing and exams - Wikipedia

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    Depending on which society a student chooses to pursue, there are six or seven preliminary exams. Most of the exams are multiple choice and administered on computers at Prometric testing centers. Candidates are allowed to use a calculator from an approved list. [34] The exams are timed and last between three and four hours.

  3. Prometric - Wikipedia

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    Prometric, also known as Prometric Testing, is an American test administration company. The corporate headquarters are located in Baltimore , Maryland, United States. The company manages a network of test centers, with thousands of sites in 160 countries, where various examinations are conducted.

  4. Graduate Record Examinations - Wikipedia

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    The GRE General Test is offered as a computer-based exam administered at testing centers and institution owned or authorized by Prometric. In the graduate school admissions process, the level of emphasis that is placed upon GRE scores varies widely among schools and departments.

  5. Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination - Wikipedia

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    In addition, innovative machine-scorable test questions were incorporated to better assess the skills needed by CPAs to protect the public. For the first time, proprietary electronic calculators were provided to CPA candidates for the two new accounting sections. The four new sections were: Business Law and Professional Responsibilities; Auditing

  6. Special Enrollment Examination - Wikipedia

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    Examinations are administered by computer at Prometric testing centers. Currently, the Special Enrollment Examination is given at nearly 300 Prometric testing centers located across the United States and internationally. Test centers are located in most major metropolitan areas.

  7. Marchant Calculating Machine Company - Wikipedia

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    Marchant XLA calculator, based on Friden's design. The Marchant Calculating Machine Company was founded in 1911 by Rodney and Alfred Marchant in Oakland, California.. The company built mechanical, and then electromechanical calculators which had a reputation for reliability.

  8. DSST (standardized test) - Wikipedia

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    DSST (formerly DANTES Subject Standardized Tests) are credit-by-examination tests originated by the United States Department of Defense's Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) program.

  9. Weighted sum model - Wikipedia

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    In decision theory, the weighted sum model (WSM), [1] [2] also called weighted linear combination (WLC) [3] or simple additive weighting (SAW), [4] is the best known and simplest multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) / multi-criteria decision making method for evaluating a number of alternatives in terms of a number of decision criteria.