Match the Letter of Each Phrase with the Appropriate Definition

question 18

Multiple Choice

Match the letter of each phrase with the appropriate definition.
-A professional accounting organization whose members are certified public accountants (CPAs) .

• A)Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• B)Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
• C)American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
• D)Accounting Principles Board (APB)
• E)Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
• F)Statements of Financial Standards (SFAS)
• G)Discussion Memorandum (DM)
• H)Statements of Position (SOP)
• I)Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF)
• J)Financial Reporting Releases (FRRs)
• K)The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)

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Definitions:

Direct Correlation

A relationship between two variables where they move in the same direction.

Nondirectional Correlation

A type of correlation where the direction (positive or negative) of the relationship between variables is not specified.

Statistically Significant

A determination that an observed effect in a study is unlikely to have occurred due to chance alone.

Causality

The relationship between cause and effect, where one event (the cause) is understood to directly result in the occurrence of another event (the effect).