2014/10/06 by Marcel Ausloos, M. Ausloos, Claudiu Herţeliu +3 · 2 citations
Computer Science · Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Benford's law #Benford’s Law and Fraud Detection #Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms #Demography #Digital Media Forensic Detection #Econometrics #Interpretation (philosophy) #Law #Linguistics #Mathematics #Philosophy #Physics #Point (geometry) #Political science #Population #Sociology #Statistical physics #Statistics #cond-mat.stat-mech #nlin.AO #physics.data-an #physics.soc-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.physa.2014.10.041
published as Physica A 419 (2015) 736-745 · to be published in Physica A; 10 figures; 1 Table ; 46 references; 17 pages
arxiv created 2014/10/06 · openalex publication_date 2014/10/27 · arxiv updated 2015/01/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Long birth time series for Romania are investigated from Benford's law point of view, distinguishing between families with a religious (Orthodox and Non-Orthodox) affiliation. The data extend from Jan. 01, 1905 till Dec. 31, 2001, i.e. over 97 years or 35 429 days. The results point to a drastic breakdown of Benford's law. Some interpretation is proposed, based on the statistical aspects due to population sizes, rather than on human thought constraints when the law breakdown is usually expected. Benford's law breakdown clearly points to natural causes.