Which of the Following Is False About a Journal

question 170

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is false about a journal?

• A) It discloses in one place the complete effects of a transaction.
• B) It provides a chronological record of transactions.
• C) It helps to prevent or locate errors because debit and credit amounts for each entry can be readily compared.
• D) It keeps in one place all the information about changes in specific account balances.

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Definitions:

External Validity

The extent to which the results of a study can be generalized or applied to other settings, populations, or times.

Internal Validity

The extent to which a study is able to produce evidence that its results are caused by the variables it is testing, free from external influence.

Correlational Method

A statistical technique used to determine the degree to which two variables are related without inferring a cause-and-effect relationship.

Confounding Variable

An extraneous variable in an experimental design that correlates with both the dependent and independent variables, potentially leading to a false assumption of causality.