Choose three of the following five technologies/techniques and explain why you think it is helpful in accounting analytics based on your lab experience in this course. Use some examples in your explanation. Limit your answer to 500 words in total. A. XBRL B. Tableau C. VLOOKUP function D. Pivot table E. Regression

Choose three of the following five technologies/techniques and explain why you think it is helpful in accounting analytics based on your lab experience in this course. Use some examples in your explanation. Limit your answer to 500 words in total. A. XBRL B. Tableau C. VLOOKUP function D. Pivot table E. Regression

Accounting Information Systems

11th Edition

ISBN:9781337552127

Author:Ulric J. Gelinas, Richard B. Dull, Patrick Wheeler, Mary Callahan Hill

Publisher:Ulric J. Gelinas, Richard B. Dull, Patrick Wheeler, Mary Callahan Hill

Chapter1: Introduction To Accounting Information System

Section: Chapter Questions

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