Thermodynamics of Benford's First Digit Law

2015/06/22 by Lemons, Don S.
#Data Analysis #FOS: Physical sciences #Statistics and Probability (physics.data-an)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1604.05715

Abstract

Iafrate, Miller, and Strauch [Equipartition and a Distribution for Numbers: A Statistical Model for Benford's Law," arXiv:1503.08259] construct and test a statistical model for partitioning a conserved quantity. One consequence of their model is Benford's law. This Comment amplifies their work by exploring its thermodynamic consequences.

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