Explain How Changes in Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates

question 87

Essay

Explain how changes in accounting policies, changes in accounting estimates and errors are accounted for under the accrual basis of accounting.

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Definitions:

Mann-Whitney Test

A non-parametric test used to evaluate whether two independent samples are drawn from the same distribution or differ significantly.

Nonparametric Test

A type of statistical test that does not assume a specific distribution for the data, often used when data doesn't meet the assumptions required for parametric tests.

Normally Distributed

Describes a probability distribution that is symmetrical around its mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Abnormally Distributed

Indicative of a probability distribution that does not follow a normal distribution pattern, potentially skewed or featuring heavy tails.