Which One of the Following BEST Illustrates the Concept of Sampling

question 140

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following BEST illustrates the concept of sampling risk?

• A) The documents related to the chosen sample may not be available for inspection.
• B) An auditor may select audit procedures that are not appropriate to achieve the specific objective.
• C) A randomly chosen sample may not be representative of the population as a whole on the characteristics of interest.
• D) An auditor may fail to recognise errors in the documents examined for the chosen sample.

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Definitions:

Aggressive Behaviors

Actions that can cause physical or emotional harm to others, often a manifestation of frustration, anger, or predisposition towards hostility.

Reinforcement

In behavioral psychology, a process in which a stimulus increases the probability of a behavior by either presenting a positive reward (positive reinforcement) or removing a negative condition (negative reinforcement).

Behavioral Approach

A psychological concept focusing on observable behaviors and the ways in which it's possible to alter undesirable behaviors through conditioning.

Punishment

A process in operant conditioning where a response is followed by a stimulus that decreases the likelihood of the response occurring in the future.