3 ms·
Spent some time in college studying the use of this to detect election fraud. A really intriguing concept, but then the question becomes: what next? Is the stat
by eqmvii 7y ago
Spent some time in college studying the use of this to detect election fraud. A really intriguing concept, but then the question becomes: what next? Is the statistical data enough to trigger a deeper investigation?
- patrickthebold 7y agoYou are phrasing your question like it might be controversial. Why wouldn't 'statistical data' be enough to trigger a deeper investigation?
- ceejayoz 7y agoEverything in politics is controversial. "Let's feed kids more veggies in school lunches" somehow became socialism.
- lonelappde 7y agoWhere does benfords law apply in elections? Not in vote counts (unless the set of precinct sizes is largely fabricated) or insignificant digits of vote counts.
- has2k1 7y agoIt is not straight forward but look into the Second-Digit Benford's Law (2BL-test).