An Estimated Liability

question 137

Multiple Choice

An estimated liability:

• A) Is an unknown liability of a certain amount.
• B) Is a known obligation of an uncertain amount that can be reasonably estimated.
• C) Is a liability that may occur if a future event occurs.
• D) Can be the result of a lawsuit.
• E) Is not recorded until the amount is known for certain.

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample data, within which there's a specified probability that the true parameter value lies.

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding them together and dividing by the number of values.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, measuring its accuracy as an estimate of the population parameter.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample statistics, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter with a specified level of confidence.