ACC 116: Accounting Research

Key to Corrections

SAS 2
KEY TO CORRECTIONS:
Activity 3
I. Answers may vary. But make sure that the answer approached (or approaching to) the main
idea/thought of the term being asked. Scores may also depend on the assigned teacher/instructor.
II. 1. Answers may vary. But make sure that the answer approached (or approaching to) the main
idea/thought of the term being asked. Scores may also depend on the assigned teacher/instructor.
2. Refer answers to Activity 2 (content notes, characteristics of research).
3. Answers may vary. But make sure that the answer approached (or approaching to) the main
idea/thought of the term being asked. Scores may also depend on the assigned teacher/instructor
Activity 5
1. FALSE 2. FALSE 3. TRUE 4. FALSE 5. TRUE 6. TRUE 7. FALSE 8. TRUE 9.TRUE 10. FALSE

SAS 5
KEY TO CORRECTIONS:
Activity 3
I.
1. Honesty 6. Openness
2. Anonymity 7. Responsible Mentoring
3. Respect for intellectual property. 8. Non - discrimination
4. Legality 9. Care
5. Objectivity 10. Integrity

II. 1 – 2. Answers may vary. But make sure that the answer approached (or approaching to) the main
idea/thought of the term being asked. Scores may also depend on the assigned teacher/instructor.

Activity 5
U, U, E, U, U, E, E, E, E, U

SAS 6
KEY TO CORRECTIONS:
Activity 3
I.
1. Proposal
2 – 3. Research Proposal
4. Type of the Study
5. Sample Design Technique and Data Collection Method
6. Specific Research Instrument
7. Self – administered questionnaire
8. Potential Managerial Benefits of the Proposed Study
9. Proposed Cost Structure
10. Group – administered questionnaire

II.
1 – 5. Purpose of the proposed research project, Type of the study, Definitions of the target population
and sample size, Sample design technique and data collection method, and Specific research
instrument.
6 – 8. The variability of the population characteristic under the investigation, The level of confidence
desired, and The degree of precision in estimating the population characteristics.

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9 – 10. Self – administered questionnaire and Group – administered questionnaire

Activity 5
1 – 5. Bluff
6 – 10. Fact

SAS 9
KEY TO CORRECTIONS:
Activity 3
I. Identification.
1. Related Studies
2. Literature
3. Related Literature
4. Related
5. Synthesis or Justification of the Present Study

II. Enumeration
1 – 3. Related Literature, Related Studies, and Justification of the Present Study or Synthesis
4 – 6. Readings, literature, and studies
7 – 8. Local, if printed in the Philippines; and
Foreign if printed in other lands.
9 – 10. Local, if the inquiry was conducted in the Philippines; and
Foreign if conducted in foreign lands.

III. Answers may vary. Teacher/instructor will have a rubric for scoring purposes.

Activity 5
1 – 10. LITERATURE

SAS 10
KEY TO CORRECTIONS:
Activity 3
I. Identification
1. Causal Research Design 6. Exploratory Research Design
2. Research Design 7. Quantitative Research Method
3. Descriptive Research Design 8. Historical Research Design
4. Content Analysis 9. Qualitative Research Method
5. Feasibility Study 10. Case Study

II. Enumeration
1 – 4. Survey, Content Analysis, Case Study, and Feasibility Study
5 – 8. Descriptive, Exploratory, Historical, and Causal Research Designs
9 – 10. Quantitative, and Qualitative Research Method

Activity 5
1 – 5. Quantitative 6 – 10. Qualitative

SAS 14
KEY TO CORRECTIONS:
Activity 3

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1. a. Sample answer: Survey. Kelvin did not assign views to watch movies and he must ask questions
to get his data.
b. Sample answer: Not an experiment
c. Sample answer: Bias: Since the movies let out at different times, Kelvin maybe surveying people
who all saw the same movie and all have similar views.
2. a. Sample answer: Experiment, Marlou randomly decided who would receive different treatments.
b. Sample answer: The different cookie recipes are the treatments
c. Sample answer: A potential source of bias is the fact that Marlou gave away cookies. Many people
will take two cookies, even if the first are isn’t any good.
3. a. Sample answer: Observational study, Steven did not randomly assign treatments or ask questions
to collect data; he collected data solely from observations.
b. Sample answer: Not an experiment
c. Sample answer: Students who arrived to class early may be actively engaged students (especially
at college) and prefer to sit up front.
4. a. Sample answer: Survey, Jill likely did not ask commuters specific questions but individuals in the
sample are providing data
b. Sample answer: Not an experiment
c. Sample answer: People who write reviews online tend to feel strongly about the product they are
reviewing. Many people who like a product may not feel compelled to review it online; people who
dislike a product may be more inclined to take the time to share their views.
5. Sample answer: Many people only use cellphones and do not have house phones and are thus not
in the phonebook. This limits the people we can survey.

Activity 5
Answers’ may vary.

SAS 17

KEY TO CORRECTIONS:
Activity 3
I.
1. Answer: Alternative Hypothesis
Ho: There is no significance difference between the mean score of the students before and after the
review class.
2. Answer: Alternative hypothesis
Ho: There is no significant difference between the mean monthly allowance of all students of AU
and students of SWU.
3. Answer: Null Hypothesis
Ha: TV viewing has significant effect/s on the academic achievements of college freshmen business
students in the University of the Philippines
4. Answer: Alternative hypothesis
Ho: There is no significant difference between the wages of construction workers and sales ladies in
Metro Manila.
5. Answer: Null hypothesis
Ha: The average nicotine content of cigarette is less than 2.5 milligrams. (𝜇 < 2.5).

II.
1. Two – tailed test 2. One – tailed test 3. One – tailed test
4. Two – tailed test 5. Two – tailed test

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Activity 5
1. Ho: There is no significant difference between the mean salary of 75 college professors and the
mean of the rest.
Ha: The mean salary of 75 college professor is significantly lower than the rest.
2. Ho: The mean weight is 425 grams (𝜇 = 425𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠).
Ha: The mean weight is greater 425 grams (𝜇 > 425𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠).
3. Ho: There is no significant increase in the GPA of students in XYZ College in online learning.
Ha: There is a significant increase in the GPA of students in XYZ College in online learning.
4. Ho: The mean weight of the product is 445grams (𝜇 = 445 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠).
Ha: The mean weight of the product is greater than 445 grams (𝜇 > 445 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠).
5. Ho: The average lifetime of bulbs is 36 months (𝜇 = 36 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑠).
Ha: The average lifetime of bulbs is more than 36 months (𝜇 = 36 𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑡ℎ𝑠).

SAS 18
KEY TO CORRECTIONS:
Activity 3
2
𝑥 = 10.011
Reject the null hypothesis which means that there is significant relationship between year at school and
feelings about the result of the BOI investigation of 200 students

Activity 5
1. 𝑥 2 = 5.6 2. 𝑥 2 = 24.8
3. 𝑥 2 = 17.8113 df = 12

SAS 22
KEY TO CORRECTIONS:
Activity 3
Answers may vary. Teacher/instructor will create or set a rubric for scoring purposes.

Activity 5
1. fact 6. fact
2. fact 7. fact
3. fact 8. bluff
4. bluff 9. bluff
5. bluff 10. bluff

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