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the pattern that leading digits in many real datasets are skewed toward small numbers, with 1 appearing about 30 percent of the time.

In statistics, Benford's law refers to the pattern that leading digits in many real datasets are skewed toward small numbers, with 1 appearing about 30 percent of the time. This meaning comes from Hill (1995) in Statistical Science.[1]

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References

Hill, T. P. (1995). A Statistical Derivation of the Significant-Digit Law. Statistical Science, 10(4). https://doi.org/10.1214/ss/1177009869

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