tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777415855032868397.post6094330139706738006..comments2024-02-29T16:27:16.015+01:00Comments on Salted Patent: EQE 2010 Results - Statistics [1]Pete Pollardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02725722050785717803noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777415855032868397.post-87341922891182841412010-09-17T00:41:40.464+02:002010-09-17T00:41:40.464+02:00It would seem much simpler to assume the 1.. serie...It would seem much simpler to assume the 1.. series was issued to a point, which was followed by the 2... series. The number stays the same for the same candidate, being issued on the first enrollment. The control digit is quite similar to the old ISBN (books) control digit. On a curious note the Portuguese Id card also had a mod11 control digit, but being wary of the reaction of quite a lot of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777415855032868397.post-79369794625739474412010-08-22T22:33:16.124+02:002010-08-22T22:33:16.124+02:00I has a 20xxxx number and sat all for first time ....I has a 20xxxx number and sat all for first time ... I passed allAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777415855032868397.post-85332213077446577652010-08-20T11:18:43.308+02:002010-08-20T11:18:43.308+02:00Yes, of course!
11 control digits (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,...Yes, of course!<br /><br />11 control digits (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10) implies a MOD11 "like" check digit system. It appears that the check digit is: 11 minus Modulus 11 of the sum of all the digits. No weighing has been used for the digits. MOD11 is described i.a. here: http://www.pgrocer.net/Cis51/mod11.html<br /><br />All the circumstantial evidence above points in the direction that CasperShttp://www.eqe-online.org/forum/member.php?u=14277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777415855032868397.post-13982690616984173762010-08-19T19:20:29.172+02:002010-08-19T19:20:29.172+02:00It looks like you are right about it being a contr...It looks like you are right about it being a control digit - the 6th digit can be 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,X where X is presumably 10 (like a roman numeral)<br /><br />By the way, I did ask the EPO and they refused to give me any information about the results or the registration numbers<br /><br />Now to figure out the difference between the 1.... and 2..... number seriesPete Pollardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01203724517158856590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777415855032868397.post-68456899689507918722010-08-19T00:11:11.486+02:002010-08-19T00:11:11.486+02:00It seems that last digit (like X) is a control dig...It seems that last digit (like X) is a control digit.<br />For example if you read only the first 5 digit, the numbers at page 64 are the followings: 20660, 20661, 20662, 20663, 20664, etc. (in order) and the 6th digits are: 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, X.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777415855032868397.post-82227281018112589432010-08-18T22:34:11.358+02:002010-08-18T22:34:11.358+02:00definitely no withdraw! I withdrew last year and h...definitely no withdraw! I withdrew last year and have no X.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777415855032868397.post-29038096159406853942010-08-16T19:28:59.899+02:002010-08-16T19:28:59.899+02:00no, it does not represent a previous withdrawal; i...no, it does not represent a previous withdrawal; it was not my case and I had a 1...X number.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777415855032868397.post-85218979361843907222010-08-16T11:47:09.334+02:002010-08-16T11:47:09.334+02:00I have a 1.....X number
I registered one year, but...I have a 1.....X number<br />I registered one year, but withdrew about one or two months before and didn't sit any exams then.<br />The next year I registered for all 4.<br />maybe the X represents a previous withdrawalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777415855032868397.post-68685123521468837212010-08-15T00:08:23.928+02:002010-08-15T00:08:23.928+02:00A bit more statistics to aid in solving the puzzle...A bit more statistics to aid in solving the puzzle. Maybe we should just ask the EPO?<br /><br />136 Candidates have a 1....X number<br />59 Candidates have a 2....X number<br /><br />579 Candidates have a 2..... number<br />1397 Candidates have a 1..... number<br /><br />In 2009 the number of candidates that sat the examination in full or part was 616<br /><br />In 2009 the number of candidates CasperShttp://www.eqe-online.org/forum/member.php?u=14277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777415855032868397.post-64391674807180957402010-08-14T22:16:08.201+02:002010-08-14T22:16:08.201+02:00Paper C resitter (and finally PASSED!!!!!), no EPO...Paper C resitter (and finally PASSED!!!!!), no EPO examiner, number with ....XAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777415855032868397.post-71834143065012269442010-08-14T17:22:55.788+02:002010-08-14T17:22:55.788+02:00I am not an EPO examiner and I re-sitted A, C and ...I am not an EPO examiner and I re-sitted A, C and D this year and my number is 13...X.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777415855032868397.post-58244252969504607482010-08-13T19:11:36.057+02:002010-08-13T19:11:36.057+02:00i have re-sitted C and D and have a 1XXXXX number...i have re-sitted C and D and have a 1XXXXX number, but no final X<br />i will look this week end after my past registration numbers to see if it is the same and if it was also in 1xxxxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777415855032868397.post-2640768155585512542010-08-13T12:15:34.333+02:002010-08-13T12:15:34.333+02:00I just went through the results, and note the foll...I just went through the results, and note the following:<br /><br />71 persons has sat Paper A only (3 have 2xxxxx numbers)<br /><br />52 persons has sat Paper B only (0 have 2xxxxx numbers)<br /><br />316 persons has sat Paper C only (0 have 2xxxxx numbers)<br /><br />135 persons has sat Paper D only (4 have 2xxxxx numbers)<br /><br />I think that there is a high probability that many of the CasperShttp://www.eqe-online.org/forum/member.php?u=14277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777415855032868397.post-61211233295271801752010-08-13T10:49:27.033+02:002010-08-13T10:49:27.033+02:00I was registered as a first time sitter for all fo...I was registered as a first time sitter for all four exams with a 2xxxxx number.<br /><br />I did not turn up for Paper D, and was awarded 0 marks.<br /><br />The 123456X numbers could perhaps be EPO X-aminers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777415855032868397.post-16960858850757564982010-08-13T10:43:52.735+02:002010-08-13T10:43:52.735+02:00I was a resitter and had a 1xxxxx number without a...I was a resitter and had a 1xxxxx number without an X.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777415855032868397.post-25695606345671086182010-08-13T10:36:56.197+02:002010-08-13T10:36:56.197+02:00I has a 1xxxxxx number and sat all for first time....I has a 1xxxxxx number and sat all for first time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777415855032868397.post-53731079938051399122010-08-13T09:36:29.969+02:002010-08-13T09:36:29.969+02:00I do not know for sure but my guess is that the 1x...I do not know for sure but my guess is that the 1xxxxx series represent resitters whereas the 2xxxxx series represent first-time sitters. Seems to be a lot more "all-parts-results" in the second category, which could support my theory. It would in deed be interesting to find out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1777415855032868397.post-56035299092086780622010-08-13T00:24:53.682+02:002010-08-13T00:24:53.682+02:00I have been told from somebody who should know tha...I have been told from somebody who should know that paper D results were so bad this year that the marking had to be massively realigned upwards. This might explain a 95 mark for someone who was well beyond the average.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com