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Relevance (law)EconometricsScale (ratio)Value (mathematics)Variation (astronomy)Sample (material)StatisticsAccountingMathematicsEconomicsGeographyPhysicsThermodynamicsPolitical science
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Stephen Brown,
Kin Lo,
Thomas Z. Lys
(1999).
Use of R2 in accounting research: measuring changes in value relevance over the last four decades.
Journal of Accounting and Economics
, 28
(2)
, 83-115.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0165-4101(99)00023-3
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- 10.1016/s0165-4101(99)00023-3