论文标题
在使用本福德定律检测选举和其他欺诈方面的普遍错误
A Widespread Error in the Use of Benford's Law to Detect Election and Other Fraud
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论文摘要
本说明的目的是表明，关于本福德定律的广泛主张，即，每个本福德分布的范围至少涵盖了至少几个数量级，这是错误的。证明是建设性的，并提出了具体的例子。
The goal of this note is to show that a widespread claim about Benford's Law, namely, that the range of every Benford distribution spans at least several orders of magnitude, is false. The proof is constructive and concrete examples are presented.
