EBK AUDITING & ASSURANCE SERVICES: A SY
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Chapter 8, Problem 8.9RQ
To determine
Concept Introduction:
Sampling is the method of selecting few items to check from the entire population under examination. Auditors apply sampling method while performing their
Sampling can be statistical or non statistical.
To indicate: the effect of timing of controls over the definition of population.
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