Journal of Clinical Pathology 62(6), pp. 575-576.
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Abstract: INTRODUCTION: I read with interest the article by Beer, describing a proposed application of Benford’s law, in relation to pathological measurement and terminal digit preference. Benford’s law, also called the first-digit law, states that in lists of numbers from many real-life sources of data, the leading digit can be distributed uniformly in a logarithmic scale. I contest Beer’s statement.
Bibtex:
@article{,
title={Benford’s law in relation to terminal digit preference},
author={Hayes, Stephen J.},
journal={Journal of clinical pathology},
volume={62},
number={6},
pages={575--576},
year={2009},
publisher={BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Association of Clinical Pathologists},
url={http://jcp.bmj.com/content/62/6/575.2},
}
Reference Type: Letter to Editor
Subject Area(s): General Interest, Medical Sciences