As You Read the Results of a Sex Survey Reporting

question 98

Multiple Choice

As you read the results of a sex survey reporting nose biting as the most popular form of foreplay of Canadian university students,you wonder about the accuracy of this report.You note the methods used in this study: it was a web-based survey,conducted on Canadian university campuses,using over-sampling techniques,and it received 77% participation from participants who were randomly invited to participate.What concern might you have regarding this survey?

• A)The sample is non-representative of the target population.
• B)Most "normal" students were likely too shy to participate.
• C)Web-based surveys,like other types of surveys,are subject to self-report errors.
• D)More than 50% of the university population is of European descent: over-sampling likely biased the results in favour of their practices.

Understand the purpose and structure of the balance sheet in financial reporting.

Define and identify various measurement alternatives for assets and liabilities.

Recognize the criteria for the recognition of elements in financial statements.

Comprehend financial flexibility and liquidity and their significance in financial analysis.

---

Definitions:

Foreseeability

The ability to predict or anticipate that certain events or effects may occur as a result of specific actions, often relevant in determining negligence in legal contexts.

Res Ipsa Loquitur

A legal doctrine that allows for an inference of negligence by the mere fact that an accident occurred, provided the accident wouldn’t ordinarily happen without negligence.

Negligence Per Se

A doctrine where an act is considered negligent because it violates a statute or regulation, negating the need to prove duty of care or breach thereof.

Restatement Second Torts

A set of model legal doctrines in the field of tort law, intended to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve tort law, published by the American Law Institute.