Cluster analysis for anomaly detection in accounting data: An audit approach

International Journal of Digital Accounting Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages 69-84

  Thiprungsri, Sutapat ^a   Vasarhelyi, Miklos A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anomaly detection; Cluster analysis; Continuous auditing; Insurance industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053152751     PISSN: 15778517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4192/1577-8517-v11_4     Document Type: Article

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