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ACC8000 : Research in Accounting Practice

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University of Sothern Queensland

   

Research in Accounting Practice (ACC8000)

   

Added on  2020-05-11

ACC8000 : Research in Accounting Practice

   

University of Sothern Queensland

   

Research in Accounting Practice (ACC8000)

   Added on 2020-05-11

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Q.1a) The statistical tests conducted in table 3 on the paper investigating the use of internet in financial reporting in Sri Lanka provide useful information. This is important in assessing the relationship between the use of internet in financial reporting and the industry in which the company is operating. One of the tests conducted in the study is the Pearson Chi-Square test. This test is important in evaluating the likelihood that the difference observed in the data collected arose by chance. The table contains data on company’s use of internet financial reporting in different industries. The Pearson Chi-square values for the variables used in the study are listed and the difference is identified. The variables under review include company history, products and services and financial information disclosure. As a result of the statistical test, the reader is able to identify the differences between the variables from industry to industry and measure how real this difference is. The likelihood ratio enables the reader to understand the number of times the data is more likely in one model than the other (Liuand Liu, 2013).b)There are various advantages and disadvantages of using either sampling or using the entire population in conducting research. The major considerations when making a decision on whether to use the entire population or a sample of it a determination of the size and population and identification of which of the methods will result to data with high confidence levels. One advantage of sampling is that it is very practical and saves time in case the population is very large. This means that sampling helps to represents populations with different characteristics while making sure that every
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