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Match Eight of the Terms (A-K)with the Definitions Provided Below

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Match eight of the terms (a-k)with the definitions provided below (1-8):

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The use of mathematical measurement techniques to calculate formal statistical results and quantify sampling risk.

Statistical sampling

A non-probabilistic method of sample selection in which items are chosen without regard to their size, source, or other distinguishing characteristics.

Sampling distribution

A sample in which every possible combination of elements in the population has an equal chance of constituting the sample.

Non-probabilistic sample selection

An auditor selects items such that each population item has a known probability of being included in the sample.

Judgmental sampling

A sample whose characteristics are the same as those of the population.

Haphazard selection

A non-probabilistic method of sample selection in which items are selected in measured sequences.

Probabilistic sample selection

A frequency distribution of the results of all possible samples of a specified size that could be obtained from a population containing some specific parameters.

Attributes sampling

A statistical, probabilistic method of sample evaluation that results in an estimate of the proportion of items in a population containing a characteristic of interest.

Representative sample

Systematic sample selection

Block sample selection

Random sample