CLEP® Principles of Macroeconomics Book + Online (CLEP Test Preparation)

I scored above the minimum requirement of 50/80, with a 67/80.However, I credit the practice tests, re-reading them over and over and over again which helped me most. I began to memorize the correlations between two phenomenon - whether one will cause the other to increase/decrease, ect.The questions were a bit more difficult than the actual Clep test. Which is not a bad thing.Though, the explanations to the answers essentially stated, "it is (C) because (C)" (it is because it is)The convoluted explanations, variety of acronyms (lacking any explanation of their meaning), limited analysis of relationships among phenomenon, no bulletpoint/concise summaries of important/core relationships and information, ect.I took the diagnostic test 3-4 months after I took it the first time. I scored below 40 each time. Zero improvement. Though, obviously I did well on the test. Additionally, I did well enough on both practice tests (56 and 63). Why is the diagnostic test like this? I feel as though it is designed to convince the test takers to feel as if this REA book has helped increase their scores exponentially (so they will buy another REA book).Though not impressed, and would buy another study book to learn content if I did it over again, I did pass. Some of the info I have had some exposure to as well; I was finishing my last semester of my political science degree alongside studying for this test.So....I suggest buying it for the great test questions if you have the money to spare after purchasing a better study material.

I passed the CLEP exam and that is all that matters. I used this book with the practice test and other online resources to prepare for 3 weeks.I have read the other negative reviews of this book. CLEP and REA are assuming that you already have knowledge on this topic. I didn't have any knowledge of this subject before deciding to take the CLEP exam. Some of the acronyms in the books are not spelled out and I believe that this is where previous knowledge is assumed by the author. That is why I would like to advise that if you have no knowledge in any of the CLEP exams and you are going to use the REA books please be prepared to do the additional leg work to pass, if not take a college course for 3 months which cost 3 - 5 times more.

It's a bit too basic. It's also really only about 68 pages of actual economics information... it has a worthless 10 pages of intro called "About the Exam" that tells you things like "get a good night's sleep". So, that part was pointless. The practice tests take up 85 pages, so that is the bulk of the book.The author shows many (not all) of the graphs "backwards" from what you conventionally see - i.e., he has flipped the X and Y axis. It is unclear why he has done this, and it is a bit annoying for anyone who is used to looking up an X-value to determine the value you would solve for on Y-axis.The author also chooses to selectively insert some of his own (irrelevant) beliefs into the book, which are more economic opinion instead of economic fact, and often has statements like "A good economist should do all of these" to fluff up short sections.Economics Demystified seems like a much more robust book for learning.

Clear, but not thorough enough to understand things properly. As said by many others, this lists the information you need to know, but it really does need another book with more details and explanations. I got the Macroeconomics demystified for that.

Good:has 2 practice testsreviews informationonline content is always a plus includes diagnostic exambad:practice tests dont explain each answerwont be sure until the test if the review info is helpfulunless you recently took a similar course and you want to take this class for credit, get another book to help study and use this for the test material (practice tests/online content).

I took the clep last week and passed! I used a couple other resources, but this was my primary study guide. It's a little confusing in some places, but it's a complex subject. I thought the practice tests were really good practice. The actual exam was slightly easier than the practice tests.

The book covers everything you need to know pretty much. It's a concise book (there's no B.S.), so if you are unsure of concepts just look it up online like I did. A lot of the stuff was foreign to me, but I'm glad the book outlined what exactly I needed to learn. The best part about the book hands down is the practice tests you can take on the REA website. I found those tests to be very similar to the actual CLEP exam.

I found this CLEP book to be ok. It is not an easy reader unless you already have some background in the subject. I have found that studying for the CLEP can be done pretty much free. The online exams are nice and do provide you with somewhat of a starting point and individual feedback based on your answer selections and overall performance.