Error projection and uncertainty in the evaluation of aggregate error

Auditing

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 78-99

  Burgstahler, David ^a   Glover, Steven M ^a   Jiambalvo, James ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Aggregate error; Evaluation; Projected error; Sampling risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041162571     PISSN: 02780380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/aud.2000.19.1.79     Document Type: Article

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