Whenever Auditors Use Sampling, They Risk Making Incorrect Conclusions About

question 88

Multiple Choice

Whenever auditors use sampling, they risk making incorrect conclusions about the population. The risk that the auditor concludes that controls are more 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.

Analyze the effects of price changes on inflation and the CPI.

Distinguish between the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Producer Price Index (PPI).

Identify and explain the biases in the CPI calculation.

Understand how technological advancements affect CPI calculations.

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