Benford's law theory and applications
Benford's law states that the leading digits of many data sets are not uniformly distributed from one through nine, but rather exhibit a profound bias. This bias is evident in everything from electricity bills and street addresses to stock prices, population numbers, mortality rates, and the le...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton
Princeton University Press
2017, 2017
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Benford's law states that the leading digits of many data sets are not uniformly distributed from one through nine, but rather exhibit a profound bias. This bias is evident in everything from electricity bills and street addresses to stock prices, population numbers, mortality rates, and the lengths of rivers. This work demonstrates the many useful techniques that arise from the law, showing how truly multidisciplinary it is, and encouraging collaboration |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2015 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource illustrations (black and white, and colour) |
| ISBN: | 9781400866595 |