Stuart, a CFE, Is Investigating a Possible Management Fraud

question 41

Multiple Choice

Stuart, a CFE, is investigating a possible management fraud. He found an email on an employee's computer to use as evidence in the case. Under which category of evidence would an email message fall?

• A) Testimonial evidence
• B) Documentary evidence
• C) Physical evidence
• D) Personal observation

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Definitions:

Confidence Interval

A confidence interval is a range of values, derived from sample statistics, used to estimate the true value of a population parameter with a certain degree of confidence.

Normally Distributed

Describes a type of continuous probability distribution for a real-valued random variable where the data forms a symmetric, bell-shaped curve about the mean.

Variances Assumed

A condition in statistical analysis where it is presumed that the variances of two or more populations are equal, important in certain tests like ANOVA.

Independent Random Samples

Samples selected from a population in such a way that each individual has the same chance of being selected, and the selection of one individual does not affect the selection of another.