Managers Apply Two Criteria to Obtain Accurate and Useful Cost

question 89

Multiple Choice

Managers apply two criteria to obtain accurate and useful cost functions.These criteria are ________.

• A) plausibility and believability
• B) plausibility and reliability
• C) reliability and validity
• D) validity and plausibility

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Definitions:

Research Design

A structured plan or strategy outlining how research will be conducted, including methods for collecting and analyzing data.

Cross-Sectional

A type of research design or analysis that examines a population or a subset of individuals at a single point in time.

Longitudinal

Pertaining to research or studies that follow subjects over a period of time, observing changes or development in those subjects.

Experimental Group

In research, a group of subjects who are exposed to the variable under study, allowing researchers to determine the effect of the variable on the outcome.