Practice the following: Assume the entity is using U.S. GAAP, accrual-basis accounting. For each of the following independent situations, determine the effect of that transaction on: net income; cash; total assets; total liabilities. Complete the primer exercise by filling in the chart, showing in each area either I (increase), D (decrease), or NE (no effect). Do not leave any area blank!
surrogate variable. surrogate variable. A variable in a clinical trial that provides an indirect measure of efficacy in situations where direct measure of a clinical effect is not possible or practical.
DEFINITION of 'Analysis Of Variance-ANOVA'. A statistical analysis tool that separates the total variability found within a data set into two components: random and systematic factors. The random factors do not have any statistical influence on the given data set, while the systematic factors do. The ANOVA test is used to determine the impact independent variables have on the dependent variable in a regression analysis. Next Up.