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"Looking Out For Number 1" Jon Walthoe

Permalink Submitted by Anonymous on October 3, 2011

Brilliant article.

Needs to explain the distribution of random initial digits in the true random uniform distribution. The above just explains the "Benford" distribution in a uniform distribution that is multiplied by something.

Am I missing something?

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