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lonelappde
on Feb 16, 2020
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Benford's Law
Where does benfords law apply in elections? Not in vote counts (unless the set of precinct sizes is largely fabricated) or insignificant digits of vote counts.
has2k1
on Feb 16, 2020
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It is not straight forward but look into the Second-Digit Benford's Law (2BL-test).
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