The more assurance the auditor wants, _______.     A. the less representative a sample should be of the population, and the more testing the auditor needs to do   B. the more representative a sample should be of the population, but the less testing the auditor needs to do to gain efficiency   C. the more representative a sample should be of the population, and the more testing the auditor needs to do   D. the less representative a sample should be of the population, and the less testing the auditor needs to do

If there is a detection of one control deviation, the auditor can do which of the following? a. Increase the sample size O b. Test a compensation control Oc. Amend the auditor's decision to rely on the control O d. All of the above are options for an auditor responding to detection of a control deviatic

S1: Mean per unit estimation is a classical variable sampling technique that projects the sample average to the total population by multiplying the sample average by the number of items in the population. S2: The more the auditor is relying on other substantive procedures to reduce to an acceptable level the detection risk regarding a particular population, the less assurance the auditor will require from sampling, and the smaller the sample size can be.   a. BOTH STATEMENTS ARE TRUE b. BOTH STATEMENTS ARE FALSE c. ONLY S1 IS TRUE d. ONLY S2 IS TRUE

1a) Briefly discuss the advantages of using statistical sampling in auditing. 1b) Discuss three types of statistical sampling techniques.