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Record 1 2010-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Auditing (Accounting)
  • Government Accounting
  • Statistical Surveys
DEF

The probability of reaching an incorrect conclusion because the sample is not representative of the population from which it is drawn.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vérification (Comptabilité)
  • Comptabilité publique
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
DEF

Risque que l'échantillon prélevé par l'auditeur ne soit pas représentatif de la population dont il a été tiré et, par conséquent, que les conclusions que l'auditeur formule à partir des tests effectués sur l'échantillon diffèrent de celles auxquelles il parviendrait si les mêmes procédures avaient été effectuées sur l'ensemble de la population.

Spanish

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