When an Investor Owns Between 20% and 50% of the Ordinary

question 184

Essay

When an investor owns between 20% and 50% of the ordinary shares of a corporation, it is generally presumed that the investor has _______________ influence over the investee and therefore, the appropriate method of accounting for this type of investment is the _______________ method.

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Definitions:

Slope

In a linear equation, the coefficient that represents the rate of change of the dependent variable with respect to the independent variable.

Regression Slope Coefficient

A parameter in regression analysis that represents the change in the dependent variable for a one-unit change in an independent variable.

Simple Linear Regression

A statistical method to model the relationship between two variables by fitting a linear equation to observed data.

Statistically Significant

A term used to indicate that the probability of the observed data, or something more extreme, happening by chance is low under the null hypothesis.