The Framing and Evaluation of Multiple Hypotheses
Issue Date
2008Author
Mock, Theodore J.
Wright, Arnold
Srivastava, Rajendra P.
Lu, Hai
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Type
Article
Article Version
Scholarly/refereed, author accepted manuscript
Published Version
http://www.cb.cityu.edu.hk/research/apjae/Metadata
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This study provides exploratory evidence on auditors’ framing and evaluation of hypotheses,
identifies implications for improving audit decision-making and facilitates the interpretation of
prior research. Prior studies usually assume hypotheses to be framed as mutually exclusive and
exhaustive. However, both verbal protocol evidence and probability assessments reveal that in a
realistic case most auditors frame the hypotheses as a non-mutually exclusive and exhaustive set
of causes. Further, auditor probability assessments tend to reflect multiple causes. Finally,
exploratory analyses indicate auditors have difficulty in updating assessments consistent with the
perceived interrelationships between hypotheses.
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This is the author's final draft. The publisher's official version is available electronically from: <http://www.cb.cityu.edu.hk/research/apjae/>.
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Citation
Srivastava, Rajendra. (2008) The Framing and Evaluation of Multiple Hypotheses. Asia-Pacific
Journal of Accounting and Economics, 15, 123-140.
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