What Does the Sign (+ or -) on a Correlation

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Short Answer

What does the sign (+ or -) on a correlation mean?

Comprehend the accounting for long-term investments using the cost method.

Distinguish between available-for-sale, held-to-maturity, and trading securities and their impact on net income.

Calculate the correct amount to be shown in the investment account based on dividends received and percentage of ownership.

Identify the relationship and accounting treatment for parent and subsidiary companies.

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Definitions:

Conformity

The adjustment of one's behavior or beliefs to match those of others, often due to real or imagined group pressure.

Sorority Pins

Decorative badges or pins symbolizing membership in a particular sorority, often worn as a sign of affiliation and pride.

Social Facilitation

Describes the phenomenon that an individual's performance improves when performing tasks in the presence of others as opposed to alone.

Social Loafing

The effect in which being part of a collective leads individuals to exert less towards a shared goal than when pursuing it alone.