If the size of the sample to be used in a particular test of controls has not been determined by utilizing statistical concepts, but the sample has been chosen in accordance with random selection procedures:

A. depending on the size of the sample chosen, the auditor may actually achieve desired precision.
B. the auditor has committed a nonsampling error.
C. no inferences can be drawn from the sample.
D. the auditor will have to evaluate the results by reference to the principles of discovery sampling.


Answer: A

Business

You might also like to view...

A first step in evaluating marketing opportunities is to

A. hire a "futurist" as a marketing consultant. B. estimate market and sales potentials. C. find out if potential competitors are larger. D. consider the objectives and resources of the firm. E. decide which markets the firm wishes to enter.

Business

In PERT, the earliest start time for an activity is equal to the latest of the earliest finish times of all of its immediate predecessors

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Business

Once a group of nations has negotiated a convention, other nations cannot adopt the treaty

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Business

What distinguishes one type of mobile computer from another is its physical ________, which refers to its size

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Business