Data analysis is a powerful tool for fraud examiners. By searching for patterns, anomalies, trends and outliers, you might discover a cleverly hidden scheme. A skillful fraudster is adept at covering his tracks. However, data analytics empowers you to uncover even the most thoroughly hidden fraud. Furthermore, data analytics can be used to continuously monitor an organization so that red flags of fraud are discovered and investigated as soon as they occur.

This course explores the basics of using data analysis to uncover fraud. You will work through several interactive examples to illustrate simple analysis techniques. With these examples, you will learn how to perform a variety of tests and interpret the results to identify common red flags of fraud.