Re: Substantiate/Deny Benford’s Law Using Data From This Forum and Win $.
According to the forum Statistics Center, there are more figures there that start with "1" than any other number, going all the way to "Top Topic Starters". Here is the distribution:
1 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
2 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
3 xxxxxx
4 xxxxx
5 xxxx
6 xxxx
7 xxxx
8 x
9 xx
Including "Most Time Online" gives "2" a big boost, but including "Forum History" puts "1" squarely on top again.
Anyway, a lot of figures start with "1" because if they are big, it might be hard to get to "2".
1 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
2 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
3 xxxxxx
4 xxxxx
5 xxxx
6 xxxx
7 xxxx
8 x
9 xx
Including "Most Time Online" gives "2" a big boost, but including "Forum History" puts "1" squarely on top again.
Anyway, a lot of figures start with "1" because if they are big, it might be hard to get to "2".
That's a good effort, which shows at least some resemblance to Benford's law.
@LoyceV and @ nutildah you have made some efforts so you are in the prize list (I know it doesn't matter to you guys, but anyway). Please mention your Bitcoin address where you want to get paid. Three more spots left for anyone to grab. Come up with some more creative examples.