Whenever Auditors Use Sampling, They Risk Making Incorrect Conclusions About

question 72

Multiple Choice

Whenever auditors use sampling, they risk making incorrect conclusions about the population.The risk that the auditor concludes that controls are nore effective than they actually are is known as the:

• A)risk of overreliance.
• B)risk of underreliance.
• C)risk that the sample is not representative of the population.
• D)risk that the sample conclusions cannot be useful because of nonprobability sampling.

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Definitions:

Peripheral Nervous

The part of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord, which connects the central nervous system to limbs and organs.

Homeostasis

The self-regulating process by which biological systems maintain stability while adjusting to conditions that are optimal for survival.

Long-Term Potentiation

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Long-Term Depression

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