Sample Size Determination in Auditing Accounts Receivable Using a Zero-Inflated Poisson Model

In the practice of auditing, a sample of accounts is chosen to verify if the accounts are materially misstated, as opposed to auditing all accounts; it would be too expensive to audit all acounts. This paper seeks to find a method for choosing a sample size of accounts that will give a more accurate...

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Main Author: Pedersen, Kristen E
Other Authors: Balgobin Nandram, Advisor
Format: Others
Published: Digital WPI 2010
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/421
https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1420&context=etd-theses