Select the Description That Best Illustrates Sampling Risk

question 118

Multiple Choice

Select the description that best illustrates sampling risk.

• A) Applying audit procedures that are inappropriate for the audit objectives.
• B) Failing to recognize misstatements or deviations in the documents examined.
• C) Arriving at incorrect statistical conclusions due to computational errors.
• D) Choosing a sample that has proportionately more errors than the population.

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Definitions:

Heightened Sense

An increased level of perception, making one more sensitive to stimuli in the environment.

Trait Anxiety

A personality characteristic that reflects a tendency to perceive a wide range of situations as threatening, leading to a more frequent and intense experience of anxiety symptoms.

Mild Anxiety

A lower intensity level of anxiety that can cause discomfort or worry but does not significantly impair daily functioning.

Displacement

In psychology, a defense mechanism where negative emotions are transferred from the original source to a safer or less threatening target.