# kaal:claim:2470008-036

**Claim.** Widespread filer disagreement with Form PF definitions implies that a large share of filers are uncertain how to answer, which raises the possibility that they complete the form with estimates and varied assumptions.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- filers who disagreed with Form PF definitions or instructions

**Source quote.**

> This suggests that a large proportion of filers are uncertain as to how Form PF questions are to be answered. This uncertainty at least raises the possibility that the filers are using estimates and a variety of assumptions to complete Form PF.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *The Systemic Risk of Private Funds after the Dodd-Frank Act* (2014), 2. Impact on Systemic Risk Assessment

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, The Systemic Risk of Private Funds after the Dodd-Frank Act (2014). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2470008

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**Failure mode.** Estimates and assumptions substitute for measurement  (family: data-quality-and-comparability)

**Topics.** private-funds, disclosure

**Keywords.** form-pf, estimation, data-quality, filer-uncertainty, disclosure

**Related claims.**

- extended_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/2998097-025

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