P(d) = log₁₀(1 + 1/d)

LITIn many real datasets that span several orders of magnitude, leading digit 1 appears about 30.1% of the time and 9 only 4.6%. Newcomb noticed it in 1881, Benford in 1938. It is used in fraud forensics. Unlike numerology, it is a testable, falsifiable statistical law.

COMPUTEDLive: leading digits of a growing product of random factors (multiplicative, so Benford) vs uniform random numbers (not Benford). The chi-square against Benford is shown. Tap to switch source.

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