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The study aims to evaluate the descriptive validity of accounting calculations and highlight the necessity of empirical verification.

Descriptive Validity of Accounting Calculations.

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This analysis examines the validity of accounting measurements, indicating the need for empirical verification.

The study aims to evaluate the descriptive validity of accounting calculations and highlight the necessity of empirical verification.
Analyzed alternative procedures of measurement and calculation in accounting literature.
Examined the assumptions of ratio measurement scales.
Investigated the mathematical requirements for validity in accounting measurements.
Established that existing measurement scales do not confirm descriptive validity.
Found that empirical operations are essential for verifying the additive nature of economic properties.
Concluded that proper calculations must be independently verified to ensure relevancy.

Kermit D. Larson (1967) studied this question.

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