Subscribe(Text for those without flash or javascript) Fulcrum's professionals are experienced CPAs, MBAs, ASAs, CFAs, affiliated professors and industry specialists Our expertise encompasses damages analysis, lost profit studies, business and intangible asset valuations, appraisals, fraud investigations, statistics, forensic economic analysis, royalty audits, strategic and market assessments, computer forensics, electronic discovery and analysis of computer data.
Firm Overview Sampling and Surveys
Accurate analysis sometimes depends on obtaining additional information. Care and skill is needed to obtain this additional data cost-effectively, while at the same time not biasing the results. Sampling and surveys are tools used to dramatically reduce required work while still obtaining useful data.
Representative Projects
For a project analyzing data of alleged billing overcharges of a health insurance company, a random sample was designed and estimated the total amount of billing overcharges based on proper statistical sampling methods as applied to the measured sample.
In a matter involving alleged billing overcharges of a major long-term care service provider, a random sample was designed and estimated the total amount of billing overcharges facilities based on proper statistical sampling methods.
In a dispute involving alleged rent overcharges, a random sample was designed and conducted to estimate the alleged average error rate (i.e., rent overcharge) and extrapolate sample results to the entire population using proper statistical sampling methods.
Statistical analysis of customer sales trends gathered from club card tracking data. Collected and consolidated hundreds of gigabytes of sales history data.
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In an audit of federal wildfire suppression costs, designed and implemented a statistically valid sample of the suppression costs. Estimated the total amount of billing overcharges based on (i) proper statistical sampling methods as applied to the measured sample, and (ii) appropriate federal rules and policies.