When a Research Study Is Not Conducted According to the Plan

question 42

Multiple Choice

When a research study is not conducted according to the plan in the proposal for the research study,what kind of error has occurred?

• A)random sampling error
• B)systematic error
• C)respondent error
• D)implementation error

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Definitions:

Variable Costing

A method of accounting that encompasses only the variable costs of production, such as direct materials, direct labor, and variable overhead, in the computation of product costs.

Net Income

The net earnings of a business once all costs and taxes are subtracted from its total income.

Variable Costing

An accounting method that only includes variable production costs (direct materials, direct labor, and variable manufacturing overhead) in product costs, with fixed overhead treated as a period expense.

Absorption Costing

An accounting method that includes all manufacturing costs (fixed and variable) in the cost of a product.