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Statistics 5.0/10

Benford's Law

In many naturally occurring datasets (populations, financial figures, physical constants), what fraction of numbers have leading digit 1, according to Benford's Law? Answer as a percentage rounded to one decimal place, or give the exact expression.

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Source: First observed by Simon Newcomb (1881) and rediscovered by Frank Benford (1938). Statement written for AxiomIQ.