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It takes too much time and effort to check each transaction.

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Q: What is the importance of sampling in audit testing?
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Incorrect sampling is giving account of erroneous information. An example of incorrect sampling is an audit of merchandise in a retail store by an independent person with the risk of human error. A solution to avoiding the risk of incorrect sampling in the audit would be to have a team execute the task so information can be compared.


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