Benford’s law is something that’s not the most obvious why but I’ve tested it myself on even small sets of numbers like 1 years worth of transactions at a small

Benford’s law is something that’s not the most obvious why but I’ve tested it myself on even small sets of numbers like 1 years worth of transactions at a small company and it comes out really really close to shaping that curve. I’m was kind of surprised because it’s supposed to work on large datasets but I’m talking literally under a few hundred transactions where it’s often the same vendors repeating and the curve was still pretty close. So looking at this article I do believe something odd is likely going on where indicated.