Improving Operational Controls Is One Way an Auditor Is Able

question 66

Multiple Choice

Improving operational controls is one way an auditor is able to:

• A) determine if a potential client is trustworthy.
• B) help implement recommendations that improve profitability.
• C) complete the final stages of the audit.
• D) provide consulting services during the audit. Answer B

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

A variable in an experiment that is expected to change in response to changes in the independent variable.

Quasi-experimental

A research design that attempts to establish cause-and-effect relationships but lacks random assignment of participants to control or experimental groups.

Correlational Investigations

Research methods that explore the relationship or association between two or more variables without determining causality.

Experiments

Controlled procedures carried out to investigate relationships between variables, often to test a hypothesis.