The HHS OIG has made available a Windows version of the statistical sampling software it has used since 1970 for selecting random samples and evaluating audit results. (In Brief).(United States. Department of Health and Human Services)(Brief Article)

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The HHS OIG has made available a Windows version of the statistical sampling software it has used since 1970 for selecting random samples and evaluating audit results. Downloadable from the DIG web site, RAT-STATS Version 1, includes the most ...

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