What Does a Correlation Tell Us

question 165

Multiple Choice

What does a correlation tell us?

• A) the order in which variables occur
• B) which variables influence other variables
• C) what causes change in a variable
• D) the relationship and strength of relationship between two or more variables

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Definitions:

Cash Basis

An accounting method where revenues and expenses are recognized only when cash is received or paid out, respectively.

Accrual Basis

A financial recording technique that documents income and costs at the time they are generated or incurred, without consideration of when the actual cash transaction occurs.

Revenues

The total amount of income generated by the sale of goods or services related to a company's primary operations.

Adjusting Entries

Journal entries made at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenses to the period in which they actually occurred.