Auditors consider statistical sampling to be characterized by
A)representative sample selection and statistical calculation of the results.
B)representative sample selection and nonmathematical consideration of the results.
C)carefully biased sample selection and statistical calculation of the results.
D)carefully biased sample selection and nonmathematical consideration of the results.

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Auditors consider statistical sampling to involve the use of a representative sample selection and statistical calculation of the results to draw conclusions about the population from which the sample was drawn. Nonmathematical consideration would not be sufficient to provide a reliable assessment of the population. Biased sample selection would also compromise the reliability of the results.

Auditors Consider Statistical Sampling to Be Characterized by