Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach (MindTap Course List)
Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach (MindTap Course List)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781337619455
Author: Karla M Johnstone, Audrey A. Gramling, Larry E. Rittenberg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 8, Problem 11CYBK
To determine

Introduction:Statistical sampling is a method of sampling which is based on some mathematical or statistical methods to examine the sample, while non-statistical sampling is purely based on the auditor’sjudgment.

To choose: about the statement which is true.

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Auditing: A Risk Based-Approach (MindTap Course List)