Testando População na Auditoria

Um alto funcionário da KPMG defendeu, na revista Forbes (The Future of Audit, James Liddy), que as auditorias, que hoje testam pequenas amostras de transações para extrapolar para o universo dos dados, podem, no futuro, examinar 100% das transações:

Today, in many cases we perform procedures over a relatively small sample of transactions – as few as 30 or 40 – and extrapolate conclusions across a much broader set of data. In the future, using high powered analytics, auditors will have the capacity to examine 100 percent of a client’s transactions. We will be able to sort, filter and analyze tens of thousands or millions of transactions to identify anomalies, making it easier to focus in on areas of potential concern and drill down on those items that may have the highest risks.

Realmente uma ideia ousada na auditoria.