Which of the Following Statements Is True About What Caused

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about what caused the shift in paradigm from normative to positive research?

• A) The shift resulted from US reports on business education, and improved computing facilities enabling large-scale statistical analysis.
• B) The shift occurred because positive accounting researchers are not concerned with explaining or predicting what is (i.e. that which could be tested empirically); rather, they are concerned with what should be.
• C) The shift occurred because in positive research, falsifiable hypotheses are not generated from theory.
• D) All of the given options are correct.

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Definitions:

Median

A statistical measure that represents the middle value in a dataset, where half the numbers are above and half are below.

Central Tendency

A statistical measure that identifies a single value as representative of an entire distribution. It aims to provide an accurate description of the entire dataset.

Mean

In statistics, the average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding them all up and dividing by the count of those numbers.

Variation

Variation refers to the differences in characteristics or traits among individuals within a population, arising from genetic diversity or environmental factors.