which of the following would be an example of sampling error?

a. the auditor chose a random sample and divided the number of errors in the sample by the number of accounts in the sample to calculate the sample error rate.

b. the auditor chose a random sample, calculated a sample error rate of 4%, and concluded that the population error was 4% and concluded that the population error rate was 4%. the true population error rate was 6%.

c. the auditor chose a non-random sample to focus on transactions for only 2 months of the year.

d. the auditor selected a non-random sample and generalized the sample results to the population using statistical methods.