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d Edition by Vernon Richardson, Chapters 1 - 9
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter 1: Data Analytics for Accounting and Identifying the Questions
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Chapter 2: Mastering the Data
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Chapter 3: Performing the Test Plan and Analyzing the Results
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Chapter 4: Communicating Results and Visualizations
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Chapter 5: The Modern Accounting Environment
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Chapter 6: Audit Data Analytics
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Chapter 7: Managerial Analytics
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Chapter 8: Financial Statement Analytics
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Chapter 9: Tax Analytics
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,Solutions Manual – Chapter 1
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SolutionsktokMultiplekChoicekQuestions
1. (LOk1-1)kBigkDatakiskoftenkdescribedkbykthekfourkVs,kor
a. volume,kvelocity,kveracity,kandkvariability.
b. volume,kvelocity,kveracity,kandkvariety.
c. volume,kvolatility,kveracity,kandkvariability.
d. variability,kvelocity,kveracity,kandkvariety.
Answer:kb
2. LOk1-
4)kWhichkdatakapproachkattemptsktokassignkeachkunitkinkakpopulationkintokaksmallksetkofkclassesk(orkgroups)kw
herekthekunitkbestkfits?
a. Regression
b. Similaritykmatching
c. Co-occurrencekgrouping
d. Classification
Answer:kd
3. (LOk1-4)kWhichkdatakapproachkattemptsktokidentifyksimilarkindividualskbasedkonkdatakknownkaboutkthem?
a. Classification
b. Regression
c. Similaritykmatching
d. Datakreduction
Answer:kc
4. (LOk1-4)kWhichkdatakapproachkattemptsktokpredictkconnectionskbetweenktwokdatakitems?
a. Profiling
b. Classification
c. Linkkprediction
d. Regression
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, Answer:kc
5. (LOk1-
6)kWhichkofkthesektermskiskdefinedkaskbeingkakcentralkrepositorykofkdescriptionskforkallkofkthekdatakattributeskofkt
hekdataset?
a. BigkData
b. Datakwarehouse
c. Datakdictionary
d. DatakAnalytics
Answer:kc
6. (LOk1-5)kWhichkskillskwereknotkemphasizedkthatkanalytic-mindedkaccountantskshouldkhave?
a. Developedkankanalyticskmindset
b. Datakscrubbingkandkdatakpreparation
c. Classificationkofktestkapproaches
d. Statisticalkdatakanalysiskcompetency
Answer:kc
7. (LOk1-5)kInkwhichkareaskwerekskillsknotkemphasizedkforkanalytic-mindedkaccountants?
a. Datakquality
b. Descriptivekdatakanalysis
c. Datakvisualizationkandkdatakreporting
d. Datakandksystemskanalysiskandkdesign
Answer:kd
8. (LOk1-4)kThekIMPACTkcyclekincludeskallkexceptkthekfollowingksteps:
a. performktestkplan.
b. visualizekthekdata.
c. masterkthekdata.
d. trackkoutcomes.
Answer:kb
9. (LOk1-4)kThekIMPACTkcyclekspecificallykincludeskallkexceptkthekfollowingksteps:
a. datakpreparation.
b. communicatekinsights.
c. addresskandkrefinekresults.
d. performktestkplan.
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