On the Distribution of First Significant Digits

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DOI10.1214/aoms/1177704862zbMath0102.14205OpenAlexW2058065576MaRDI QIDQ3285020

Roger S. Pinkham

Publication date: 1961

Published in: The Annals of Mathematical Statistics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1214/aoms/1177704862




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