This is fascinating!
The only time I've heard people talking about using Benford's law to detect anomalies was in the context of election fraud. This is much more exciting and practical.
The only time I've heard people talking about using Benford's law to detect anomalies was in the context of election fraud. This is much more exciting and practical.
After explaining this discovery to my manager, I also explained how Benford’s law could be used to detect fraud in his corporate travel expenses. He seemed more interested in that application.....