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Benford's Law and Other Digital Analysis Techniques

If you have questions about this event, please call us at 952-831-2707.

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025
10-11:40 a.m. Central
1.8 CPE (1.8 technical)

Course code: 25WA-9354
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Numbers and especially thedigitswithin those numbers can conceal a lot of information. Benford's Law and other digital analysis techniques can be the keys to unlocking that information. This session will explain what Benford's Law is, how it works, and how it can be used to reveal bogus information and made-up data. Accountants and auditors should understand how to use this valuable audit tool as well as other digital analysis techniques. But, if you attend this session, you must promise not to reveal the secret behind these techniques to any fraud perpetrators.

Major subjects

  • Benford's Law
  • Digital Analysis
  • Data analytics

Learning objectives

  • How and why Benford's Law works (and when it doesn't)
  • When to apply Benford's Law
  • Data analysis software that can perform Benford's Law tests
  • Other valuable digital analysis techniques
  • Cases studies and success stories

Who should take this program?

  • Accountants and auditors at all levels  

Pricing

Standard Member Fee $79.00
checkmark Standard Nonmember Fee $79.00
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More program information

Instructor David Cotton, CPA, CFE, CGFM
Location Online
Area
of study
Accounting & audit
Field(s)
of study
Auditing - Technical (1.8)
Level Basic
Format Group Internet Based
Sponsor Business Professionals' Network, Inc.
NASBA ID#: 107810
Prerequisites Prereq. None
Advance
prep
None
Cancellation
policy
Receive a full refund if you cancel at least four business days before the event start date.
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If you have questions about this event, please call us at 952-831-2707.