Which of the Following Is an Accurate Statement Regarding Sampling

question 145

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding sampling distribution?

• A) A sampling distribution is a sample with characteristics the same as those of the population.
• B) Sampling distributions allow the auditor to make probability statements about the likely representativeness of any sample that is in the distribution.
• C) Each population exception rate and sample size has the same sampling distribution.
• D) Auditors cannot use sampling distributions to draw statistical conclusions about the unknown population being sampled.

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