Canadian Media Scholar Marshall McLuhan Has Said That Society Tends

question 15

Multiple Choice

Canadian media scholar Marshall McLuhan has said that society tends to approach technological developments by marching backwards into the future. This is referred to as:

• A) Technological determinism
• B) Rear-view mirror approach
• C) Time acceleration
• D) Data science

Distinguish between changes in accounting estimates and errors, and understand their respective treatment in financial statements.

Classify events after the reporting period as adjusting or non-adjusting events and understand their impact on financial statements.

Understand how to calculate expected holding-period returns for stocks.

Familiarize with calculating variance and standard deviation of stock returns.

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Definitions:

Moving Average Line

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Technical Analyst

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Mental Accounting

A psychological phenomenon where people treat money differently depending on its origin, intended use, or other subjective criteria.

Gold Futures

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