| Abstract: | ![]()
David J. Williams and Keith D. Turpie criticize the methodology used by the present authors in the original paper (Pound and Francis, 1981). Part of this criticism is specious because it rests on the untested assertion that an alternative approach would be superior. The remainder of their Comment, however, does indicate that the exact purpose of the statistical tests was not explained as clearly as it should have been. Some elaboration is provided here concerning the tests and the manner in which the tests relate to the oligopolistic nature of the Australian accounting services market for publically traded corporations. |
