Examining data accuracy and authenticity with leading digit frequency analysis

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 121-125

  Hassan, Bassam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis; Data

Indexed keywords

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; DECISION MAKING; FREQUENCIES; RANDOM NUMBER GENERATION; RISKS;

DIGIT FREQUENCY ANALYSIS;

DATA REDUCTION;

EID: 0038606754     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635570310463447     Document Type: Article

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