A Simulation of Multiple Objective Budgeting Models Using Heteroscedastic ANOVA
Abstract
An important problem confronting managers and accountants is design of computer simulation experiments in settings where the assumptions usually made by statisticians are violated. One approach to this problem is to run the simulation 'until the budgeted money runs out' and hope for the best analysis of the simulated results. The present paper shows how, instead, to rationally design and analyze a computer simulation under minimal assumptions, using the Bishop-Dudewicz HANOVA (Heteroscedastic-ANOVA) Procedure. HANOVA also allows the experimenter to control Type II error in addition to the usually-controlled Type I error. The new procedure is applied to Lin's previous multiple objective budgeting simulation. It is shown that significant differences, not detected in a previous study, exist between profits under different accounting variance analysis techniques. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA107880
Entities
People
- Edward J. Dudewicz
- W. Thomas Lin
Organizations
- Ohio State University