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A correlation between performance and graphic presentation in unit trust's annual report

This paper investigates the extent use of graphs, the types of graphs and the types of information being presented graphically in unit trust’s annual reports. The paper formulates and test hypothesis concerning selectivity in the use of graphs. Results show that 78 per cent of unit trust’s annual re...

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Main Authors: Saad, Ram Al Jaffri, Yahya, Mohd Azlan, Md Hussain, Md Hairi
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2006
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HF5601 Accounting
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spelling my.uum.repo.104412014-03-17T08:06:09Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/10441/ A correlation between performance and graphic presentation in unit trust's annual report Saad, Ram Al Jaffri Yahya, Mohd Azlan Md Hussain, Md Hairi HF5601 Accounting This paper investigates the extent use of graphs, the types of graphs and the types of information being presented graphically in unit trust’s annual reports. The paper formulates and test hypothesis concerning selectivity in the use of graphs. Results show that 78 per cent of unit trust’s annual reports use graphs and that 2.1 is the mean number of graphs per graph-using companies. The most commonly graphed financial variables are asset allocation, performance, investment and fund size. Line and pie graphs are more popular than bar and column. Thus, contrast to studies of graphs in annual report, no correlation is found between performance and graphic presentation in unit trust’s annual report. This is because the graphic presentation in unit trust’s annual report is normally dependent on discretion of company’s management. 2006 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/10441/1/A%20correlation%20between%20performance%20and%20graphic%20presentation.pdf Saad, Ram Al Jaffri and Yahya, Mohd Azlan and Md Hussain, Md Hairi (2006) A correlation between performance and graphic presentation in unit trust's annual report. In: Persidangan Kebangsaan Pengurusan Awam, 11-13 December 2006, Holiday Villa Hotel, Alor Setar, Kedah.
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Saad, Ram Al Jaffri
Yahya, Mohd Azlan
Md Hussain, Md Hairi
A correlation between performance and graphic presentation in unit trust's annual report
description This paper investigates the extent use of graphs, the types of graphs and the types of information being presented graphically in unit trust’s annual reports. The paper formulates and test hypothesis concerning selectivity in the use of graphs. Results show that 78 per cent of unit trust’s annual reports use graphs and that 2.1 is the mean number of graphs per graph-using companies. The most commonly graphed financial variables are asset allocation, performance, investment and fund size. Line and pie graphs are more popular than bar and column. Thus, contrast to studies of graphs in annual report, no correlation is found between performance and graphic presentation in unit trust’s annual report. This is because the graphic presentation in unit trust’s annual report is normally dependent on discretion of company’s management.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Saad, Ram Al Jaffri
Yahya, Mohd Azlan
Md Hussain, Md Hairi
author_facet Saad, Ram Al Jaffri
Yahya, Mohd Azlan
Md Hussain, Md Hairi
author_sort Saad, Ram Al Jaffri
title A correlation between performance and graphic presentation in unit trust's annual report
title_short A correlation between performance and graphic presentation in unit trust's annual report
title_full A correlation between performance and graphic presentation in unit trust's annual report
title_fullStr A correlation between performance and graphic presentation in unit trust's annual report
title_full_unstemmed A correlation between performance and graphic presentation in unit trust's annual report
title_sort correlation between performance and graphic presentation in unit trust's annual report
publishDate 2006
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/10441/1/A%20correlation%20between%20performance%20and%20graphic%20presentation.pdf
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