Section 6.1 - It is not obvious to me how to interpret "conformance with Benford distribution".

[llayman]

Section 6.1 - It is not obvious to me how to interpret "conformance with Benford distribution".

[WilliamNichols]

Definitely mine. I will elaborate in the text. Benford is a distribution that occurs in many natural contexts, but is almost impossible to achieve intentionally without a specific math algorithm. Deviations from a Benford are used in forensic accounting to show that data entries are being manipulated or guessed.

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Pretty sure this is a Bill line...

Section 6.1 - It is not obvious to me how to interpret "conformance with Benford distribution". Could you please elaborate somewhat?

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[WilliamNichols]

action: either delete or explain that Benford is used in forensic accounting to distinguish data from a naturally occurring process from data intentionally invented by humans. THat is, the data was recorded in, more or less, real time or was at least representative of a real process with a vaguely log normal distribution