How to prepare to take the QR 101 Proficiency Test at SIUe using Khan Academy. www.khanacademy.org
Once you have established an account, choose the subject. To prepare for this test, the subjects Math and Finance and Capital Markets will be helpful. Within each subject, there are sub-categories outlined below. Khan Academy provides both videos and practice problems.
Subject: MATH
Subject: 6th Grade
Topics in 6th Grade
Percentages
Percent word problems
Unit Conversion
Subject: PreAlgebra
Topics in PreAlgebra:
Ratios, proportions, units, and rates
Applying mathematical reasoning
Sub topics in Applying mathematical reasoning:
Reading and interpreting data
Multi-step word problems
Measurement
Subject: Probability and Statistics
Topics in Probability and Statistics:
Independent and dependent events
Subtopics in Independent and dependent events:
Venn diagrams and adding probabilities
Compound, independent events
Dependent probability
Statistical Studies
Descriptive Statistics
Subtopics in Descriptive Statistics:
Measures of central tendency
Box-and-whisker plots
Random Variables and Probability Distributions
Subtopics in Random Variables and Probability Distributions:
Expected value
Regresion
Subtopics in Regression:
Scatterplots
Linear Regression and Correlation
Subtopics in Linear Regression and Correlation:
Correlation and Causality
Fitting a line to data
Subject: Basic Geometry
Topics in Basic Geometry:
Area and Perimeter
Volume and Surface Area
Subject: Geometry
Topics in Geometry:
Circles
Subtopics in Circles:
Circle Arcs and Sectors
Perimeter, Area, and Volume
Subtopics in Perimeter, Area, and Volume:
Perimeter and area of triangles
Circumference and Area of Circles
Perimeter and area of non-standard shapes
Volume and Surface Area
Subject FINANCE AND CAPITAL MARKETS
Subject: Interest and Debt
Topics in Interest and Debt:
Compound Interest Basics
Interest Basics
Credit Cards and Loans
Subtopics in Credit Cards and Loans:
Annual Percentage rate (APR) and effective APR
Payday loans
Present Value
Other Resources to prepare for the QR 101 Proficiency Test at SIUe:
Videos:
A video with examples of calculating the monthly payment required on a loan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRl9kCcyQ0I
A video with examples of finding conditional probabilities from a table:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR0fQ31-3lg
A video with examples of using a Venn Diagram
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLlFeVRL0v4
A video with an example of multiple unit conversions in one problem
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-2FxU_Gryg
A video with an example of a quantitative comparison question
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pDApaLULd4