Class #7: Benford's Law

News Links

• " Following Benford's Law, or Looking Out for No. 1, The New York Times, 4 August 1998.
  This page includes the NYT article as well as some figures from "The First-Digit Phenomenon" by T. P. Hill, American Scientist, July-August 1998.

• Using Software to Sniff Out Fraud, Business Week Online, 30 September 2003.

The Benford Distribution