Correlation and Generally accepted accounting principles: Difference between pages

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(GAAP).

The common set of accounting principles, standards and procedures.

They are a combination of:

Law
Published authoritative standards (set by policy boards such as the FASB in the US and the FRC in the UK) and
The accepted ways of doing accounting.

Sometimes also known as Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

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-Correlation describes the extent to which changes in one variable are associated with - or predictable from - changes in another variable.
+(GAAP).
+The common set of accounting principles, standards and procedures.
+They are a combination of:
+* Law
+* Published authoritative standards (set by policy boards such as the FASB in the US and the FRC in the UK) and
+* The accepted ways of doing accounting.
+Sometimes also known as Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
 == See also ==
-* [[Correlation coefficient]]
+* [[Accounting Council]]
-* [[Linear regression]]
+* [[Accounting standards]]
-* [[Portfolio analysis]]
+* [[Covenant]]
-* [[Diversification]]
+* [[FASB]]
-* [[Matching]]
+* [[Financial statements]]
-* [[Proxy]]
+* [[International Accounting Standards Board]]
-* [[Trend analysis]]
+* [[International GAAP]]
+* [[Pension cost]]
+* [[Pensions Research Accountants Group]]
+* [[US GAAP]]
+* [[FRC]]
-[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
+[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
-[[Category:Investment]]
-[[Category:Long_term_funding]]
-[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
-[[Category:Manage_risks]]
-[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]
-[[Category:Risk_reporting]]
-[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]