Peculiar patterns of first digits

IEEE Potentials

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 24-27

  Nigrini, Mark J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

BENFORD'S LAW; DIGITAL ANALYSIS;

STATISTICAL TESTS;

EID: 0033114852     PISSN: 02786648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/45.755849     Document Type: Article

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