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12-10-2014, 11:49 AM
How Forensic Accountants Use Benford's Law To Detect Fraud (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_za&usg=AFQjCNEgYlwVsuS7ihvtQDTv3ydt75PIuA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52778679625709&ei=ZEGIVLiiJsquwAHlsoDIBQ&url=http://www.businessinsider.com/benfords-law-to-detect-financial-fraud-2014-12)
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Most naturally occurring data sets follow a strange rule called Benford's Law. This rule allows you to predict how often each number 1 through 9 will appear as the first non-zero digit in the data set. Benford's Law can be used to analyze financial ...

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