Estimating Accounting Errors in Audit Sampling: Extensions and Empirical Tests of a Decomposition Approach

Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-161

  Chan, K Hung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84990318075     PISSN: 0148558X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148558X9601100201     Document Type: Article

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