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A comment on Benford's law.

Re:Benford's law by eudox on Saturday May 24, 2014 @05:26PM (#7794451)
>In the United States, evidence based on Benford's Law has been admitted in criminal cases at the federal, state, and local levels.

This, to me, is the most interesting part of the article.

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Re:Benford's law by lunz on Saturday May 24, 2014 @07:33PM (#7794807)
It's said that german finance authorities use it for revealing tax fraud.
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Re:Benford's law by jacquesm on Sunday May 25, 2014 @03:41AM (#7795762)
It's a well-known tool in the arsenal of any forensic accountant.
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Re:Benford's law by VonGuard on Saturday May 24, 2014 @08:45PM (#7795000)
Most large financial institutions use it, as well.
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