Multiple Choice
Which of the following would be an improper technique when using statistical sampling in an audit of accounts receivable?
A) Using a sampling technique in which the same account balance could be selected more than once.
B) Combining negative and positive dollar misstatements in the evaluation of a sample.
C) Defining the sampling unit in the population as an individual dollar and not as an individual account balance.
D) Selecting a random starting point and then sampling every Nth dollar.
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