Title Applying Benford's Law for assessing the validity of social science data / Michael A. Long, Oklahoma State University, Paul B. Stretesky, Northumbria University, Kenneth J. Berry, Colorado State University, Janis E. Johnston, USDA, Michael J. Lynch, University of South Florida

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024

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Description 1 online resource Summary "Benford's Law is a probability distribution for the likelihood of the leading digit in a set of numbers. This book seeks to improve and systematize the use of this in the social sciences to assess the validity of self-reported data, using a new measure of conformity to the Benford distribution"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject Social sciences -- Statistical methods Distribution (Probability theory) Quantitative research -- Evaluation Distribution (Probability theory) Social sciences -- Statistical methods. Form Electronic book LC no. 2023016253 ISBN 9781009127950 1009127950

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