A Measure of the Adequacy of the Amount of the Government's

question 11

Multiple Choice

A measure of the adequacy of the amount of the government's total unrestricted net position or deficit at the measurement date is:

• A) Unrestricted net position/total revenues.
• B) Business-type activities revenues/business-type activities expenses.
• C) Total net position (governmental activities and business-type activities) less total net position at the beginning of the year.
• D) Total revenues/total expenses.

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Definitions:

Negative Correlation

A connection in which two variables move inversely, with one ascending as the other descends.

Correlation Matrix

A table showing the correlation coefficients between variables. Each cell in the table shows the correlation between two variables.

Diagonal Row

A series of elements positioned diagonally in a matrix or table, connecting one corner with the opposite corner.

Pearson's Product-moment Correlation Coefficient

A measure of the linear correlation between two variables X and Y, providing a value between +1 and -1 inclusive.