Spurious Accuracy

Abstract

I define ‘spurious’ accuracy as a pretence to precision that is either unattainable or useless (or both).

De minimis non curat lex

[The law does not concern itself with trifles]

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D. R. Myddelton
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Myddelton, D.R. (2009). Spurious Accuracy. In: Margins of Error in Accounting. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230595019_7

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230595019_7
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, London
Print ISBN: 978-1-349-30539-1
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