Introduction to Probability · Problem 5.1.45

Distributions and Densities — Grinstead & Snell

Mathematics — Probability · benford-distribution

Problem

(a) Compute the leading digits of the first 100 powers of 2, and see how well these data fit the Benford distribution. (b) Multiply each number in the data set of part (a) by 3, and compare the distribution of the leading digits with the Benford distribution.

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