Which of the Following Is Not a Common Type of Comparison

question 62

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a common type of comparison in accounting?

• A)Comparisons of sales growth between companies.
• B)Comparisons of earnings per share between companies.
• C)Comparisons of earnings this year with earnings for the same company last year.

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Definitions:

Inclusive Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a data set, taking into account both extreme values.

Scores

Quantitative values assigned to individuals or objects for the purpose of comparison or measurement.

Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data points, calculated as the average squared deviation from the mean of the data.

Standard Deviation

A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values, indicating how spread out the data points are.