The auditors’ primary objective in selecting a sample of items from an audit population is to obtain: a. a random sample b. a stratified sample c. a representative sample d. a large sample

For auditing, we always want to obtain a presentative sample. A random sample
is a sampling method that may not always be representative, but if drawn a large
number of time, on average it is representative. Similarly stratified sample may
not always represent population.
a representative...