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This is interesting (from Wikipedia article on Benford's Law): In the United States, evidence based on Benford's law is legally admissible in criminal cases at
by kia 15y ago
This is interesting (from Wikipedia article on Benford's Law):
In the United States, evidence based on Benford's law is legally admissible in criminal cases at the federal, state, and local levels.
- nl 15y agoWhat does that even mean? Is there some special law that says "Benford's Law is admissible"? I'm guessing not, and that all it means is that it's a piece of evidence that can be used, similarly to any other statistical evidence. Wouldn't it be stranger (and actually interesting) if that evidence wasn't admissible?
- loumf 15y agoIt probably means that the precedent has been established already -- so future courts are likely to just accept it rather than having to go through a re-hearing of Benford from the very beginning.