Which of the following sampling methods would be used to estimate a numerical measurement of a population such as a dollar value?

Which of the following sampling methods would be used to estimate a numerical measurement of a population, such as a dollar value?


a.

Sampling for attributes.

b.

Discovery sampling.

c.

Numerical sampling.

d.

Sampling for variables.

Using statistical sampling to assist in verifying the year-end accounts payable balance, an auditor has accumulated the following data: (Population/Sample)

Number of Accounts: 4,100/200

Book Balance: $5,000,000/$250,000

Balance Determined by the Auditor: ?/$300,000

Using the ratio estimation technique, the auditor's estimate of the year-end accounts payable balance would be

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  • Discovery sampling.
  • Numerical sampling.
  • Sampling for attributes.
  • Sampling for variables. 

Explanation: 
Choice “D” is correct. Variables sampling is used to estimate a numerical measurement of a population, such as the dollar value or the dollar value of errors in the population.
Choice “A” is incorrect. Discovery sampling is a special case of sampling for “attributes” (errors) where the auditor’s initial estimate of error occurrence is zero or near zero. It does not sample for dollar value.
Choice “B” is incorrect. The term “numerical sampling” is not used in statistical sampling and is merely a well-designed distractor.
Choice “C” is incorrect. Attribute sampling is sampling for errors (or some other attribute). The auditor determines whether the attribute appears or not, but does not try to estimate a numerical measurement of the population.

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