SAMPLING RISK Definition

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SAMPLING RISK is the possibility that conclusions drawn from the sample may not represent correct conclusions for the entire population.

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WHEN-ISSUED, in securities, is a transaction made conditionally because a security, although authorized, has not yet been issued, e.g, new issues of stocks or bonds, stocks that have been split and Treasury securities are all traded on a when-issued basis.

AUTHORIZE / AUTHORIZATION is to give permission for. For example, a manager authorizes a transaction by signing a voucher authorizing the disbursement.

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