If the association of population items with random numbers is difficult and expensive, but the auditor does not have sufficient knowledge about the population the auditor should:
A) Use non statistical sampling.
B) Use statistical sampling.
C) Use a computer to analyze and the population and then decide which method to use.
D) First determine the possible impacts of an error in the population on the financial statements to decide if sampling is reasonable.
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