Benford S Law The Math Rule That Catches Liars

Summary

What if there's a hidden pattern in numbers that can expose a lie? In real-world data — stock prices, populations, river lengths ... Here's a dataset consisting of numbers. The digit 1 appears as the first digit nearly 30% of the time. Meanwhile, the digit 9 shows ... Why number 1 is the "leading digit" more often than you may expect? More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ See us test ... Ever wonder why so many real‑world numbers begin with the digit 1? From a smudge on Simon Newcomb's logarithm tables ... UPDATE 11-11-2020 Hi all, this video is currently being shared in relation to the 2020 USA election. People lie. Numbers don't. Hidden inside everyday data is a strange Take any big pile of real-world numbers — country populations, river lengths, a year of bank transactions — The first digit of real-world numbers isn't random: 1 appears 30% of the time, 9 less than 5%. This is My book is cheap at Waterstones Look at the first digit of the last receipt in your wallet. There's a thirty percent chance it's a one —