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Detection using the XL Audit Commander

XL Audit Commander - EZ-R Stats, LLC

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Example Reports<strong>XL</strong> <strong>Audit</strong> <strong>Commander</strong><strong>Detection</strong> of Fraud PatternsAll of <strong>the</strong> reports were obtained <strong>using</strong> <strong>the</strong> test data provided with <strong>the</strong> softwareinstallation, and named “clmdenbp.txt”. This data is a set of hypo<strong>the</strong>tical insuranceclaims submitted by “billing providers – BILLPROV”. The data includes <strong>the</strong> claimamount paid (PAIDAMT), <strong>the</strong> date of service “FDOS” and o<strong>the</strong>r data.This data has been sorted in billing provider sequence.Each of <strong>the</strong> seven types of tests was run against <strong>the</strong> test data.Benford’s LawTests of population components <strong>using</strong> Benford’s Law enables <strong>the</strong> auditor to focus onthose transaction groups which differ <strong>the</strong> most from expected, as measured <strong>using</strong> valuesexpected per Benford’s Law. This enables <strong>the</strong> auditor to more quickly identify suspectpopulation components and focus on those which may be <strong>the</strong> most likely to containerrors. There is wide applicability of Benford’s Law, including tax returns, insuranceclaims, inventory counts, invoice amounts, etc.BILLPROV N Chi Squared DF D-Stat High Digit3403054 8 0 0 0 03404390 18 5.14 8 0.183 13404392 46 18.88 8 0.1957 23404410 150 20.49 8 0.086 73404420 26 14.99 8 0.2493 23404424 89 23.88 8 0.1 73404425 25 10.54 8 0.095 33404426 29 10.74 8 0.2759 33404427 94 14.1 8 0.0882 43404428 26 10.92 8 0.2892 23404429 19 22.45 8 0.3158 13404430 13 14.98 8 0.3571 43404431 35 14 8 0.2286 13404432 48 13.41 8 0.1973 23404434 116 32.81 8 0.1421 23404440 67 23.49 8 0.1584 13404441 61 31.3 8 0.2575 1Sort in descending sequence by Chi Squared (<strong>using</strong> Excel sort on column)http://www.ezrstats.com <strong>Detection</strong> of Fraud Patterns EZ-R Stats, LLC © 2007-2008

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