Research Questions

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  • #167559
    nfs480
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    Any tips for how you guys handle the research questions. In Becker it seems like i’m always close but never quite correct in the entry from the codification I choose.

    FAR 93
    AUD 89
    REG 81
    BEC 87
    Ethics 100

    Becker 2012 Self-Study

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  • #383047
    Anonymous
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    Have you tried the Topical Index? That really helps me on the exam.

    #383048

    I find the “Search Within Results” button very helpful. I am probably stating the obvious here but I search the most general keyword in the question…get the results, then type in one of the more specific keywords and hit the search within button. Using this method I can usually nail down the research queestion fairly quickly.

    FAR 85
    BEC 85
    REG 70, 72, 84
    AUD 74, 74, 94

    #383049
    nfs480
    Member

    I like those ideas, i'll give them a shot on my next research question in Becker.

    FAR 93
    AUD 89
    REG 81
    BEC 87
    Ethics 100

    Becker 2012 Self-Study

    #383050
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    PunchedInTheGut nailed it right on the head!

    I'd also add, as a word of caution, if you think you've found the answer: keep reading! It seems like the AICPA designs their research questions to make you *think* the first answer most candidates will find is the correct answers. I've found in my experience that almost every single time, if you keep reading/digging further past the first answer you think is correct, you'll find the true correct answer.

    #383051
    Panicdude
    Member

    Hi,

    I am taking FAR on Thursday and it is my last section to pass. It is a must pass for me, and I am a little concerned about the research question, because I missed the research question on my last exam I took (REG).

    I read PunchedintheGut's post about searching within. Is there any more detail I need to know or is this pretty much self explanatory? I don't have any way of practicing the research question before hand, and I REALLY need to get these correct on Thursday.

    Is there any way someone could really “dumb it down” for me the process taken to get research questions correctly quickly?

    Travis

    #383052
    samdiegoCPA
    Member

    Same here! I tried to practice the research on the AICPA website, but they only allow Windows users so I am going into the Research question blindly.

    AUD: 84
    REG: 84
    BEC: 79
    FAR: 83

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