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Could it be that the mean number of reports in a week is in the 2.5-3.5x10^x range? Why would he look at the leading number instead of the trailing number? He

by riffer 16y ago

Could it be that the mean number of reports in a week is in the 2.5-3.5x10^x range? Why would he look at the leading number instead of the trailing number? He really ought to provide the exact dataset that he's using to generate the graphs.

btilly 16y ago
Benford's law is about the distribution of the leading digit, not the trailing ones.
- riffer 16y ago
  Right, but was his objective to use Benford's law, or was it to test whether the data was tampered with?
  - btilly 16y ago
    His objective was to use Benford's law to test whether the data as tampered with. (This is a standard use of Benford's law.)