much as I hate to help keep this particular thread alive ------- below ""n rf"" wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Craig Columbus wrote: > > > > passing from October 2002 to present. The most recent number > > I've seen is > > 11757. Which, averages about 170 people per month. > > Extrapolating to > > October, the number of people passing from Oct 2002 to Oct 2003 > > should turn > > out to be around 2044. My conclusion then, is that since the > > labs stay > > booked, and since the expected doubling of the people passing > > has not > > occurred, that the new lab is somewhat more difficult than the > > old > > lab. Therefore, the "difficulty barrier" was increased to > > partially, but > > not fully, counter the effects of lowering the "quantity > > barrier" (number > > of lab seats). Had the difficulty been raised enough to fully > > counter the > > quantity barrier, the number of those passing would have been > > held constant. > > Actually, I believe your numerical analysis is somewhat incomplete. > > At the same time that Cisco made the change from 2 days to 1, Cisco also > (quietly) eliminated weekend testing. Also, Cisco has lately banked some > test locations (i.e. Halifax). Finally, anecdotally I've been hearing that > the number of empty seats in any particular location seems to be higher than > it was in the past. For all these factors, I therefore don't think that > there has been a true doubling of seats.
well, first of all, yes I saw a number of empty seats last two times through, but don't forget - there are a hell of a lot more racks as well. I believe San Jose doubled the number of available racks from 10 to 20 ( and don't rag on me if I am wrong about the specifics, please. I have to go from memory here. ) the only people who can provide true statistics are working for Cisco, and believe me, they ain't talking. then there is the bad economy factor. I haven't checked lately, but when I was looking a few months ago, it was no problem to find open slots less than 30 days out. if it is true that there are 150 people passing per month ( and I don't know because I haven't been keep stats lately ) then the conclusion is that test takers are just better prepared, for whatever reason. ( that reason could be multiple repetitions, or lots more study, or lots more cheating.) Come to think of it, this thread is long overdue for disappearance under it's own weight. goodnight, all Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=70712&t=70328 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
