A Trial Balance Would Only Help in Detecting Which One

question 102

Multiple Choice

A trial balance would only help in detecting which one of the following errors?

• A) A transaction that is not journalized
• B) A journal entry that is posted twice
• C) Offsetting errors are made in recording the transaction
• D) A transposition error when transferring the debit side of journal entry to the ledger

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Definitions:

Simple Random Sample

A subset of individuals chosen from a larger set where each individual has an equal chance of being selected.

Sample Means

The average values obtained from multiple subsets of a population.

Unbiased Estimator

A statistical estimator that, on average, accurately reflects the parameter it estimates, meaning its expected value is equal to the true value of the parameter.

Standard Error

A statistical measure that quantifies the amount of variability in the sampling distribution of a statistic, often used in the context of mean or proportion.