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THE ACCURACY OF CUMULATIVE INCOME
Author(s) -
Brief Richard P.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
accounting and finance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.645
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-629X
pISSN - 0810-5391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-629x.1983.tb00227.x
Subject(s) - econometrics , cumulative distribution function , asset (computer security) , cumulative effects , economics , computer science , statistics , mathematics , probability density function , ecology , computer security , biology
The misconception that cumulative income over several periods is an accurate number is discussed and explained in terms of the “single‐asset” example that often characterizes accounting methodology.