News from the world of maths: Does the Iranian election stand up to statistics?

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News from the world of maths: Does the Iranian election stand up to statistics?

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Did Mahmoud Ahmadinejad really win a landslide election on the 12th of June 2009? Many believe that he didn't, but only a full election re-run scrutinised by independent observers would bring absolute certainty. With this possibility thoroughly off the cards, as the Guardian Council has made clear, some analysts have had a long and hard look at the figures released by the very government accused of doing the rigging, to see if they reveal evidence of fraud.

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posted by Plus @ 8:29 AM

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At 7:53 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

My name is R. Mansilla. I work at National Autonomous University of Mexico. After professor Mebane, we used Benford Law to test a fraud in the 2006 presidential election here in Mexico. The results could be found at:
http://www.fisica.unam.mx/octavio/