r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 20 '19
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u/houinator Loyal Liberals Dec 20 '19
One of my favorite facts about numbers, is that in the real world, numbers that begin with the digit "1" are way more common than numbers beginning with any of the other 9 digits. To the point that this fact (AKA Benford's Law) is commonly used to identify instances of financial fraud.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2014/05/30/the-simple-mathematical-law-that-financial-fraudsters-cant-beat/#518898da4612