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Self Study

Case Study for IDEA Version Eight


The Case Study is a three-part document with sample data files. Part I is a basic introduction to IDEA. Part II includes more advanced exercises incorporating what was learned in Part I. Part III requires students to plan an inventory audit program and use IDEA to examine an inventory file.

 

 

IDEA Tutorial for Version Eight


The IDEA Tutorial contains a section called "Getting Started Tutorial" (Section Four) that is designed to provide an overview of IDEA that will lead users through the process of importing files and performing several analytical functions. Because IDEA offers extensive functionality, this guide can only expose users to a small portion of IDEA's functionality. The IDEA Tutorial and sample data files are automatically installed along with the software. The IDEA Tutorial can be found in a PDF format in "C:\Program Files\IDEA\Documentation." The data files for the exercises can be found in "C:\Program Files\IDEA\UserFiles\Samples."

 

Report Reader Tutorial for IDEA Version Eight


The Report Reader Tutorial for IDEA Version Eight contains sections called "Importing a File with Report Reader" (Section Four) and "More Examples" (Section Five) that lead users through the process of creating a template to import a print file into IDEA. The Report Reader Tutorial for IDEA and sample data files are automatically installed along with the software. The Report Reader Tutorial for IDEA can be found in a PDF format in "C:\Program Files\IDEA\Documentation." The report files and templates for the exercises can be found in "C:\Program Files\IDEA\UserFiles\Tutorial."

 

IDEA Advanced Statistical Methods Case Study


The IDEA Advanced Statistical Methods for IDEA, can be used by analysts as a component of a continuous monitoring set of routines. The case study covers the use of the three statistical methods. The documentation installs automatically along with the software and can be found in PDF format in "C:\Program Files\IDEA\Documentation." The files for the exercises included in the case study can be found in "C:\Program Files\IDEA\UserFiles\Tutorial."