Time may seem scarcer than ever, but fortunately technological advancements have presented auditors with many tools to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of audits. One such tool is data ...

CFOs have long been encouraged to become better storytellers, by communicating important messages about company performance, strategy, and prospects in simple terms, rather than the often technical ...

Data visualization is a process in data analytics where visual representation communicates the data and insights to facilitate good data-driven decisions. Basically, data visualization is ...

Instead of telling people about a story/data/information, show them. Humans are inherently programmed to respond to the visual and our brains process images 60,000 times faster than text. Images seen ...

Geoff McGhee is a journalist and data visualizer at Stanford University’s Bill Lane Center for the American West. Data Points is a new series where we explore the world of data visualization, ...

Creating and understanding visualizations that communicate data and analysis insights requires data visualization literacy. Visualizations provide an effective tool for communicating patterns and ...

We can all collect masses of data, but it only becomes genuinely useful when we use it to make a clear point. This is where data visualization comes in. Showing data in context and using creativity to ...

Editor’s note: This is the third article in a four-part series that is part of a larger initiative the AICPA Auditing Standards Board (ASB) has undertaken to understand and support technology use in ...

Imagine tapping into a raw data feed from a distributed network of IoT devices in a logistics center. The center is full of robots, employee work stations, and shipping and receiving docks. The data ...

There is a data revolution happening across the globe. From academics to politics, and everywhere in between, the world’s stories are being told through their datapoints. And, while using ...