Enquiry of the Previous Auditor Is

question 26

Multiple Choice

Enquiry of the previous auditor is:

• A)required about matters that have a bearing on acceptance of the client.
• B)required after acceptance of a new client regarding matters the successor believes may affect the conduct of his or her audit.
• C)helpful to the successor and may facilitate the successor's audit, but is not required either before or after acceptance of the client.
• D)required only if the change in auditors resulted from a disagreement between the client and previous auditors.

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Definitions:

Z Statistic

The Z statistic is a measure used in statistics to describe the distance in standard deviations a data point is from the mean of a data set.

Hypotheses

Predetermined statements or propositions that are tested through scientific methods to see if they hold true under specific conditions.

Relative Risk

The ratio of the probability of an event occurring in an exposed group to the probability of the event occurring in a control group.

Appropriate Values

Selected data points that are deemed suitable or fitting for a specific statistical analysis or context.