A powerful new tool for all forensic accountants, or anyone who analyzes data that may have been altered
Benford`s Law gives the expected patterns of the digits in the numbers in tabulated data such as town and city populations or Madoff`s fictitious portfolio returns.
Taal / Language : English
Inhoudsopgave:
Foreword
Preface
About the Author
Chapter 1 Introduction and Mathematical Foundations
Benford`s Expected Digit Frequencies
Defining the First and First-Two Digits
The Digit Patterns of U.S. Census Data
Logging on to Benford`s Law
The General Significant Digit Law
Log and Behold, the Census Data
Love at First Sight
The Mantissa Test and the Census Data
The Number of Records and Benford`s Law Tests
When Should Data Conform to Benford`s Law?
Conclusions
Chapter 2 Theorems, Truisms, and a Little Trivia
The Digits of Corporate Payments Data
The Digits of Lake Data
The Scale Invariance Theorem
The Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)
Scale Invariance and Census Data
Scale Invariance and Corporate Payments Data
Scale Invariance and Lake Data
A Level Playing Field Becomes Benford
Multiplication by 1/X
All Distributions Lead to Benford
Getting a Gripf on Benford and Zipf
Conclusions
Chapter 3 More Formulas and Facts, and a Little Fibonacci
The Fibonacci Numbers
The Lucas Numbers
Back to Square One
The 3n+1 Problem
The Ultimate Uniform Distribution
Benford Embraces Other Bases
Nigrini`s Second Last Theorem
Conclusions
Chapter 4 The Primary Benford`s Law Tests
The Corporate Payments Data
The Data Profile
First Come First Served
Playing Second Fiddle
The First-Two Digits Test
Running the Digit Tests in Excel
Running the Digit Tests in Access
Conclusions
Chapter 5 The Advanced Benford`s Law Tests
The Summation Test
Running the Summation Test in Excel
Running the Summation Test in Access
The Second-Order Test
An Analysis of Payments Data
An Analysis of Journal Entry Data
An Analysis of Census Data
Running the Second-Order Test in Excel
Excel, Thanks a million(s)
Scale Invariance and the Second-Order Test
Conclusions
Chapter 6 The Associated Benford`s Law Tests
The Number Duplication Test
An Analysis of Payments Data
An Analysis of Census Data
Running the Number Duplication Test in Excel
Running the Number Duplication Test in Access
The Last-Two Digits Test
An Analysis of Payments Data
An Analysis of Census Data
An Analysis of Election Results
Running the Last-Two Digits Test in Excel
Running the Last-Two Digits Test in Access
The Distortion Factor Model
Distortion and the Census Data
Conclusions
Chapter 7 Assessing Conformity to Benford`s Law
The Z-statistic
The Chi-Square Test
The Kolmogorov-Smirnoff Test
The Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) Test
Tests Based on the Logarithmic Basis of Benford`s Law
Creating a Perfect Synthetic Benford Set
The Mantissa Arc Test
Conclusions
Chapter 8 Examples of Fraudulent Data
The Inside Story
The Vendor Who Never Was
Not Paying Attention
Selling Yourself Short
The Heart of the Matter
Going the Extra Mile
Laugh All the Way to the Bank
Culture Shock
Having a Bad Hair Day
An Unclean Bill of Health
Turning the Table on Tax Evasion
Conclusions
Chapter 9 Fraudulent Financial Statements, Part I
Number Crunching
Wrong Numbers
A Look at Enron and AIG`s Numbers
Figuring Out the Controllers
Conclusions
Chapter 10 Fraudulent Financial Statements, Part II
Digital Yoga by Absaroka
Can`t see the Forest for the Trees
Digit a Little Deeper into Papua New Guinea
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Going Back for Second-Order Seconds
There are More Questions Than Answers
Conclusions
Chapter 11 Madoff and Other Ponzi Schemes
The Madoff Claims
Don`t Bank on Kaupthing
The Whole Ball of Waxenberg
General Motors Demoted to Private
Chrysler Unable to Dodge Bankruptcy
Discussion of the Claims Results
A Review of the Madoff Returns
Apple, Dell, Berkshire, and Benford
Discussion of the Returns Results
Chapter 12 Earth Science and Income Tax Applications
Still Waters Run Deep
The Lay of the Lake
For a Few Dollars Less
A Clean Bill of Clinton
Conclusions
Chapter 13 Future Directions and Conclusions
My Law
Insights into Number Invention
Lehman`s Charitable Gifts
The Bottom Line
References
Index
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Scenario Planning
A Field Guide to the Future
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Is your business ready for the future?
Scenario planning is a fascinating, yet underutilized, business tool that can be of immense value to a company`s strategic planning process. It allows companies to visualize the impact that a portfolio of possible futures could have on a company`s fortunes.
Inhoudsopgave:
Introduction
Albert Einstein may have been a great scientist, but if he`d been a businessman, he`d have lost his job.
Part 1 Escaping the tyranny of the present
Conventional forecasting and projections won`t help you see much beyond next Tuesday. Scenario planning, on the other hand, won`t nail down the future, either, but there is no such thing as the future, anyway, so that`s all right. Instead, by helping you explore alternative futures, scenario planning will help you see what could happen, so you`ll be better prepared to deal with it.
Part 2 How-to
Start to finish, here`s how the process works. (You`ll still want an expert facilitator. My e-mail is wade@11changes.com.)
Part 3 Case studies
These four organizations used scenario planning to explore how the future might unfold for a country, an economic sector, an industry, and a company.
Part 4 Black swans
History turns on events that are extremely rare yet have huge consequences. The same is probably true of your company`s future.
Part 5 Are you ready?
Most books about the future are full of predictions. "Just you watch: this will happen." This book isn`t. Instead, it poses some questions about what could happen.
Part 6 Postscript
A failure of imagination can have tragic results.
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Engineering Principles of Combat Modeling and Distributed Simulation
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This book is divided into two main sections: Foundations and Advanced Topics. The Foundations section has been entirely written by Andreas Tolk in an effort to ensure a consistent and comprehensive overview of relevant topics and recommended practices.
Taal / Language : English
Inhoudsopgave:
Preface
List of Authors
Table Contents
Chapter 1. Challenges of Combat Modeling and Distributed Simulation
Part I. Foundations
Chapter 2. Applicable Codes of Ethics
Chapter 3. The NATO Code of Best Practice for Command and Control Assessment
Chapter 4. Terms and Application Domains
Chapter 5. Scenario Elements
Part II. Combat Modeling
Chapter 6. Modeling the Environment
Chapter 7. Modeling Movement
Chapter 8. Modeling Sensing
Chapter 9. Modeling Effects
Chapter 10. Modeling Communication, Command and Control
Part III. Distributed Simulation
Chapter 11. Challenges of Distributed Simulation
Chapter 12. Standards for Distributed Simulation
Chapter 13. Modeling and Simulation Development and Preparation Processes
Chapter 14. Validation and Verification
Chapter 15. Integration of M&S Solutions into the Operational Environment
Part IV. Advanced Topics
Chapter 16. History of Combat Modeling and Distributed Simulation
M. L. Loper & C. D. Turnitsa
Chapter 17. Serious Games, Virtual Worlds, and Interactive Digital Worlds
R. Smith
Chapter 18. Mathematical Applications for Combat Modeling
P.T. Hester & A. Collins
Chapter 19. Combat Modeling with the High Level Architecture and Base Object Models
M. D. Petty & P. Gustavson
Chapter 20. Test and Training Enabling Architecture (TENA)
E. T. Powell & J. R. Noseworthy
Chapter 21. Combat Modeling using the DEVs Formalism
I.-C. Moon & T.G. Kim
Chapter 22. GIS Data for Combat Modeling
J.D. Lashlee, J.L. Bricio, R. Holcomb & W.T. Richards
Chapter 23. Modeling Tactical Data Links
J. Sorroche
Chapter 24. Standards-Based Combat Simulation Initialization using the Military Scenario Definition Language (MSDL)
R.L. Wittman
Chapter 25. Multi-Resolution Combat Modeling
M.D. Petty, R.W. Franceschini & J. Panagos
Chapter 26. New Challenges: Human, Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling
S.K. Numrich & P.M. Picucci
Chapter 27. Agent-directed Simulation for Combat Modeling and Distributed Simulation
G.K. Bharathy & L. Yilmaz
Chapter 28. Uncertainty Representation and Reasoning for Combat Models
P.C.G. Costa, H. Herencia-Zapana, K.B. Laskey
Chapter 29. Model-based Data Engineering for Distributed Simulations
S.Y. Diallo
Chapter 30. Federated Simulation for System of Systems Engineering
R. H. Kewley & M.D. Wood
Chapter 31. The Role of Architecture Frameworks in Simulation Models: The Human View Approach
H.A.H. Handley
Chapter 32. Multinational Computer Assisted Exercises
E. Cayirci
Annex
Annex 1. M&S Organizations/Associations
S. Chemlal & T. Ören
Annex 2. Military Simulation Systems
J.J. Padilla
Resume of Contributors
Acknowledgements
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How to Make Sales When You Don`t Like Selling
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Contains no jargon or sales techniques - just lots of practical advice on selling
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When Teams Collide
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A vitally important book in today`s global business environment
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Lewis, Richard, When Teams Collide
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The Positive Dog
A Fable About Changing Your Attitude to Be Your Best
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An inspirational fable that guides you to use positivity to reach your goals
In a pet store, there lives a negative dog.
Taal / Language : English
Inhoudsopgave:
Introduction
The Positive Dog: A story About the Benefits and Strategies of Positivity
The Benefits of Being Positive
Simple as a Smile
Feed with Laughter
Take a Thank you Walk
Build your Gratitude Muscle
A Day of Gratitude
Tell yourself Positive Stories
"Get to" instead of "Have to"
Blessed instead of Stressed
Turn Complaints into Solutions
Fear or Faith
Challenges or Opportunities
An Opportunity
The Positive Dog Grows
Positive Energy is Contagious
Positive Boomerang
Feeding Others
Love
Encouragement
No Ordinary Day
Negativity Serves a Purpose.
What Would Bubba Do?
A Special Day
Two Positive Dogs are Better than One
Feed the Positive Dog: Action Plan
Positive Dog
Research
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50 Digital Team Building Games
Fast, Fun Meeting Openers, Group Activities and Adventures using Social Media, Smart Phones, GPS, Tablets, and More
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Use technology to increase loyalty and productivity in your employees
50 Digital Team Building Games offers fun, energizing meeting openers, team activities, and group adventures for business teams, using Twitter, GPS, Facebook, smartphones, and other technology.
Taal / Language : English
Inhoudsopgave:
Acknowledgments
Introduction To Digital Team Building Games
Preface: How To Use This Book
Chapter 1 Icebreakers
Me in 140 Characters Twitter Hyper-networking
AlphaNames Learn names while learning team process
Where In The World Whiteboarding Draw who you are and where you`re from
PhotoBooth iPad 2 or photo based networking
Pinterest Pin pictures and websites on a common topic
Chapter 2 Communication / Games For Speakers
Texting Q&A Ask anonymous questions by text
Raising Hands Have you ever...?
Polling Team consensus by technology
TwitterStorm Crowd Sourcing Goodness
Go Ahead Caller Improving teleconference skills with a game show
Model Citizen Testing communication assumptions by building a model they can`t see
Backchannel Instant feedback by group text
Team Pecha Kucha Team presentation with 20 slides for 20 seconds each
Powerpoint Karaoke Team improvisation by presenting slidedecks they haven`t seen.
Chapter 3 Trust
Last Team Texting Trusting and Sharing Valuable Information
Trust Grids Mapping team trust
Johari`s Window Discover team blindspots
Video Matching and Mirroring Building instant team rapport
Skype Interview Capturing team knowledge through video interviews
Chapter 4 Improving Performance
A-Z The A-Z of building and speed up team process
Grid Unlock Collaborative Team Problem Solving With Shared Marshmallow Challenge Build a tower, build a team.
Customized Jeopardy Test Teams` Retention of Information
QR Scavenger Hunt Scan Your Way to Team Building
Chapter 5 Group Problem Solving
Move One Line / Add One Line Team Creativity With More Than One Solution
Consensus Voting Choosing Top Team Options Online
I Like To Move It Quick Spatial Team Diagnosis
Project Matrix Balance Time, Quality, and Performance To Complete a Project
Chat Survivor Setting Team Priorities and Making Hard Decisions
Chapter 6 Creativity and Innovation
Twaiku Twitter poetry in motion
Text At a Time Expert Team Answers, one text at a time.
WWMTD? What Would My Team Do If They Had To Make A Creative License Plate
Team Pictionary Communicating Through Drawing
Mind Mapping Visual Brainstorming for Teams
YouTeams iMovie Based Team Building
Goose Chase Cell phone photo scavenger hunt
Team GarageBand Build a song, build a team
Chapter 7 Collaboration
Office Move Working Together To Switch Places
Mergers and Re-orgs
Broken Squares Giving Is Better Than Getting For Team Collaboration
Team Timely.is Collaborating a month`s worth of tweets and updates
Team Haiku write a team haiku / one word at a time online / collaboration
Team Case Study Simultaneous Team Editing
Chapter 8 EPIC Team Building
SCVNGR GPS Treasure Hunt For Team Building and Cross Team Collaboration
Geoteaming GPS Treasure Hunt For Team Building and Cross Team Collaboration
Flash Mobs Organize Your Team In Time and Space
Chapter 9 Closers Ending a Team Building Event
Shout Outs Acknowledging teammates
I Commit...Public commitment to change
Just 3 Words Micro-assessing your team
Digital Slideshow Picture Your Success
Appendix Getting Online
About GeoTeaming
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Chen, John, 50 Digital Team-Building Games
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