CostAccountingSeventeenthEdition,GlobalEditionChapter11DataAnalyticThinkingandPredictionCopyright?2021PearsonEducationLtd.
LearningObjectives(1of2)11.1Explainhowmanagementaccountantscanworkwithdatascientiststocreatevalue11.2Identifythequestionsmanagementwantstoaskandtherelevantdata11.3Explaintheelementsofadecisiontreemodel11.4Describehowtorefineadecisiontreemodeltoensurethedatarepresentthebusinesscontext11.5Explainhowtovalidatethepredictionsoffullversusrefineddecisiontrees
LearningObjectives(2of2)11.6Evaluatethepredictionsofdifferentdatasciencemodelstochoosethebestoneforthebusinessneedandvisualizeandcommunicatemodelinsights11.7Describehowtouseanddeploydatasciencemodels
DataScienceandManagementAccountingManagersrelyondatascienceandpredictivemodelingtoaiddecisionmaking.Datasciencereferstotheuseofdataanalyticstodrawconclusionsfromdata.Predictivemodelingisadatasciencetechniqueusedtomakepredictionsbasedonpastorcurrentdata.Managementaccountantsneedtounderstandsomeofthecomputerscienceandstatisticstoolsusedindatasciencesothattheycaneffectivelyinteractwithothermembersofthedatascienceteam.
ComponentsofDataScienceExhibit11.1ComponentsofDataScience
UsingDatatoCreateValueThischapterfocusesonpredictingfuturerevenuesandcosts.Managementaccountantsworkwithdatascientiststocreatevalueacrossallpartsofthevaluechain.ExamplesTheyusedatatoidentifywhatproductdesigndecisionsandmanufacturingparametersresultinproductdefects.Acost–benefitanalysisisperformedtoevaluatewhetherthecompanyshouldspendadditionalresourcestochangedesignsorimplementnewmanufacturingcontrols.
DataScienceFrameworkThedatascienceframework:Aseven-stepdecision-makingprocess:Gainabusinessunderstandingoftheproblem.Obtainandexploredata.Preparedata.Builda