A fuzzy-based algorithm for auditors to detect elements of fraud in settled insurance claims

Managerial Auditing Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 632-644

  Pathak, Jagdish ^a   Vidyarthi, Navneet ^b   Summers, Scott L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditing; Fraud; Fuzzy logic

Indexed keywords

EID: 21744453381     PISSN: 02686902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02686900510606119     Document Type: Article

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