Microsoft Word 2007 ichrie conference Proceedings Final-Final 06-06-07. doc

 
2007 Annual International CHRIE Conference & Exposition 
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indicate that the two year groups (recession years and normal years) are significantly different in affecting 
manipulation as the t-test results is greater than 
α
at 0.1 for the recession years; 2) after controlling for an apparent 
outlying value, the authors are able to have a better normality plot, which is a clear indication of better fit for the 
data. Given the both test results, the study provides empirical evidence that the gaming industry manage earnings 
differently during recession period vs. non-recession period.