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Peer reviewedNilsson, Stellan – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 1997
Shows problems in the communication process between preparers and users of financial reports. Uses test techniques from linguistics and pedagogy (here, the cloze technique) to investigate two Swedish financial reports' understandability. Finds important parts of the reports were not understood by small investors. (PA)
Descriptors: Accounting, Annual Reports, Cloze Procedure, Communication Research
