Introduction I am a current student in Eastern University’s Master of Science in Data Science program, starting in January 2021. This is a 10 month program if you take it full time (2 courses at a time), or 20 months if you take it part time (one course at a time.) I am also a…
Month: May 2021
REVIEW: Eastern University Master of Science in Data Science 2021
Introduction I am a current student in Eastern University’s MS in Data Science program. The program started in August, and is now starting its 6th term. I’m only entering my third term though. This program provides comprehensive education in all aspects of data science, data visualization and machine learning. I’m really enjoying it! There’s not…
Using Benford’s Law to Detect Fraud
Introduction I’ve been working my way through Fraud and Fraud Detection (Gee, 2014), a 2014 book by Sunder Gee intended for accountants and auditors (but valuable to the rest of us!) The book goes through statistical tests that can be used on sales, purchases, expense reports, payroll, and other data sources in order to detect…