Which of the Following Could Cause the Trial Balance to Be

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which of the following could cause the trial balance to be out of balance?

• A)an entry recorded with only debits
• B)an unrecorded entry
• C)an entry recorded twice
• D)an entry recorded to the wrong accounts

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Definitions:

Regression Toward

Implies the statistical concept that extreme scores tend to fall back (regress) toward the mean (average) over time.

Mean

In statistics, the average value in a set of numbers, calculated by adding all the numbers and dividing by the total count of values.

Normal Curve

A bell-shaped curve representing a distribution of values, traits, or scores where most occurrences take place in the middle of the range.

Standard Deviations

A measure of the dispersion or variability within a set of numerical data, indicating how much each value differs from the mean of the dataset.