Descriptive statistics
| Variables | N | Mean | SD | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lnAudit fee | 469 | 6.04 | 0.90 | 2.30 | 8.94 |
| lnARL | 469 | 4.76 | 0.34 | 3.30 | 5.69 |
| AQ-(Jones1991) | 249 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.27 |
| AQ-(Dechow2002) | 171 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.58 |
| AQ-(Stubben2010) | 241 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.18 |
| Prox KM | 469 | 7.36 | 8.92 | 0.03 | 50.00 |
| lnProx KM | 469 | 1.50 | 1.08 | −3.51 | 3.91 |
| Prox min | 469 | 23.43 | 22.92 | 1.00 | 120.00 |
| lnProx min | 469 | 2.77 | 0.93 | 0.00 | 4.79 |
| CEO gen | 469 | 1.05 | 0.21 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| FD ratio | 469 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.63 |
| lnAC size | 469 | 1.38 | 0.27 | 0.69 | 3.76 |
| lnFirm age | 469 | 3.20 | 0.41 | 1.95 | 4.13 |
| Audit ten | 469 | 2.26 | 1.06 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
| lnFirm size | 469 | 16.02 | 1.89 | 12.42 | 20.09 |
| ROA | 469 | 0.03 | 0.04 | −0.14 | 0.24 |
| YearEnd31 | 469 | 1.64 | 0.48 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| Big4 | 469 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| IDR | 469 | 0.23 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.83 |
| Variables | N | Mean | SD | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lnAudit fee | 469 | 6.04 | 0.90 | 2.30 | 8.94 |
| lnARL | 469 | 4.76 | 0.34 | 3.30 | 5.69 |
| AQ-(Jones | 249 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.27 |
| AQ-(Dechow2002) | 171 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.58 |
| AQ-(Stubben | 241 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.18 |
| Prox KM | 469 | 7.36 | 8.92 | 0.03 | 50.00 |
| lnProx KM | 469 | 1.50 | 1.08 | −3.51 | 3.91 |
| Prox min | 469 | 23.43 | 22.92 | 1.00 | 120.00 |
| lnProx min | 469 | 2.77 | 0.93 | 0.00 | 4.79 |
| CEO gen | 469 | 1.05 | 0.21 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| FD ratio | 469 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.63 |
| lnAC size | 469 | 1.38 | 0.27 | 0.69 | 3.76 |
| lnFirm age | 469 | 3.20 | 0.41 | 1.95 | 4.13 |
| Audit ten | 469 | 2.26 | 1.06 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
| lnFirm size | 469 | 16.02 | 1.89 | 12.42 | 20.09 |
| ROA | 469 | 0.03 | 0.04 | −0.14 | 0.24 |
| YearEnd31 | 469 | 1.64 | 0.48 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| Big4 | 469 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| IDR | 469 | 0.23 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.83 |