The Significant-Digit Phenomenon

1995/04/01 by Theodore P. Hill · 156 citations
Mathematics · Psychology · #Arithmetic #Benford’s Law and Fraud Detection #Epistemology #Mathematics #Numerical digit #Phenomenon #Philosophy #Psychology

paper · doi:10.1080/00029890.1995.11990578

published in American Mathematical Monthly 102(4), 322-327 (Taylor & Francis)

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Citations

• Note on the Frequency of Use of the Different Digits in Natural Numbers

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