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upper error limit [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-04-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Auditing (Accounting)
- Government Accounting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- upper error limit
1, record 1, English, upper%20error%20limit
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- UEL 1, record 1, English, UEL
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The maximum error rate that the auditor is willing to accept. 1, record 1, English, - upper%20error%20limit
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vérification (Comptabilité)
- Comptabilité publique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- limite supérieure de précision
1, record 1, French, limite%20sup%C3%A9rieure%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- LES 1, record 1, French, LES
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Taux d'erreur maximal acceptable pour le vérificateur. 1, record 1, French, - limite%20sup%C3%A9rieure%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-09-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Statistical Methods
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- upper error limit
1, record 2, English, upper%20error%20limit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- UEL 2, record 2, English, UEL
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A measure of the possible extent of errors in the population. 1, record 2, English, - upper%20error%20limit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The UEL is the greatest amount of population error which the auditor would have had the specified confidence of having detected (by finding sample results less favorable than those actually observed). 1, record 2, English, - upper%20error%20limit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes statistiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- limite maximale d'erreur
1, record 2, French, limite%20maximale%20d%27erreur
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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