What 7 concepts are covered in the Benfords Law Calculator?
benfords law
the principle that in any large, randomly produced set of natural numbers, such as tables of logarithms or corporate sales statistics
30.1% will begin with the digit 1
17.6% will begin with the digit 2
12.5% will begin with the digit 3
9.7% will begin with the digit 4
7.9% will begin with the digit 5
6.7% will begin with the digit 6
5.8% will begin with the digit 7
5.1% will begin with the digit 8
4.6% will begin with the digit 9
Log10(1 + 1/d)
data
Characteristics or information, usually numerical, that are collected through observation.
digit
Any of the numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) used to construct a number
distribution
value range for a variable
logarithm
the exponent or power to which a base must be raised to yield a given number
percent
a specified amount in or for every hundred. one part in every hundred. n% = n/100
table
lists of numbers showing the results of a calculation with varying arguments
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