If the Controls Necessary to Satisfy Any One of the Objectives

question 52

Multiple Choice

If the controls necessary to satisfy any one of the objectives are inadequate, the likelihood of errors related to that objective:

• A) may be decreased if management is aware of the poor controls.
• B) is indeterminate.
• C) may be increased if the controls for other objectives don't mitigate it.
• D) is increased, regardless of the controls for the other objectives.

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Definitions:

Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test

A statistical analysis method void of parametric requirements, designed to assess whether two associated samples, matched pairs, or recurrent measurements on an individual sample exhibit differences in their mean rank in the population.

Rank Sums

A non-parametric statistical measure used to compare the distributions of two independent samples by ranking all observations together and then summing ranks for observations belonging to each sample.

Standardized Test Statistic

A calculated value used to determine the relative distance of a data point or sample from the mean of a population, expressed in terms of the standard deviation of the population.

Positive Differences

The result obtained when subtracting a smaller number from a larger number in each pair of a data set.