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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that air pollution is of great concern and impacts health in many ways. To better the situation, it’s necessary to focus on air quality. However, when ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. This publication, edited by Stéfan Arnórsson, is designed ...

Several states with extensive water use databases rely upon the census approach. That is, data are collected for all water users withdrawing amounts greater than a specified threshold that varies from ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...