Core Concepts of Accounting Information Systems 12th Edition by Carolyn Strand Norman, Mark Simkin

Exercise 32

DownloadacopyoftheACFE Compensation Guide for Antifraud Professionals,which is available at no charge at http://www.acfe.com/documents/2008-comp-guide.pdf. On the basis of this resource, answer the following questions:
a. How many people participated in the 2008 survey?
b. What is the median total compensation for certified forensic examiners (CFEs) and for non-CFEs?
c. What is the modal years of experience for CFEs and for non-CFEs?
d. What is the modal highest level of education completed for CFEs and for non-CFEs?
e. What is the median total annual compensation for females and males holding CFE certification and for CFEs versus non-CFEs? How can you explain these differences?
f. Do fraud examiners earn more if they work in one type of industry (e.g., health care) than another? How about internal auditors?
g. Do antifraud practitioners tend to earn more insomeareasofthecountrythaninothers? If so, what explains these differences?