26. An auditor desires to use a table of random digits to select a sample from a

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26. An auditor desires to use a table of random digits to select a sample from a population of documents that have the following broken number sequences: 0001-1000, 2000-5000, and 8000-11000. Which of the following is the most efficient approach to overcome the problem of the broken number sequences? (a) Deduct four digit constant values from the second and third sequences, choose the appropriate random numbers, and add the constants back to the individual numbers. (b) Select three different starting points in the random tables and vary the (c) Skip through the entire random number tables until large blocks of (d) Choose appropriate random numbers from the tables without selection pattern to obtain needed numbers in the three different sequences digits appear that will fit within the three different number sequences. modifying the approach and recognize that a large selection of unusable numbers will occur.

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The correct answer is (a) Deduct four digit constant values from the second and third sequences, choose the appropriate random numbers, and add the constants back to the individual numbers.

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