Benford's law and distractors in multiple choice exams

DOI10.1080/0020739X.2015.1091515zbMath1343.97009arXiv1311.7606OpenAlexW2963601628MaRDI QIDQ2816761

Fred M. Hoppe

Publication date: 25 August 2016

Published in: International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1311.7606

zbMATH Keywords

Benford's lawmultiple-choice exams

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Combinatorial probability (60C05) Probability theory (educational aspects) (97K50)

Cites Work

• A basic theory of Benford's law
• On the Distribution of First Significant Digits
• An Application of Fourier Series to the Most Significant Digit Problem