THE contemporary population of the United States seems to have not only a taste but also a distinct genius for statistical research. It does not follow, however, that American mathematicians have at ...

When auditing a company, auditors use a combination of professional judgment and statistical sampling methods to estimate account balances. Statistical sampling is an efficient way to design samples, ...

Sampling is the process of collecting some data when collecting it all or analyzing it all is unreasonable. Before addressing why sampling still matters when massive amounts of data are available and ...

If no other sources are available to measure certain variables of a target population, Statistics Netherlands often uses a random sample, i.e. a sample of units from the population drawn in accordance ...

here is very good news for CPAs whose clients face the often burdensome administrative costs of claiming allowable expense deductions for meals and entertainment (M&E)—the IRS now will permit the use ...