Using Horizontal Analysis,if the Base Year Is Negative and the Following

question 91

True/False

Using horizontal analysis,if the base year is negative and the following year is positive,the percentage change is just as useful as if the base year and the following year were both positive.

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Definitions:

Consistent Over Time

A principle stating that certain attributes, behaviors, or patterns remain stable across different periods in an individual's life.

Social Roles

The parts individuals play as members of a social group, which meet the expectations, behaviors, and actions that society ascribes to them.

Cumulative Continuity Principle

The idea that personality becomes more stable and unchanging as a person gets older.

Rank-Order Consistency

The degree to which the relative ordering of individuals on a particular trait remains stable over time.