On the Distribution of First Significant Digits
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Publication:3285020
DOI10.1214/aoms/1177704862zbMath0102.14205OpenAlexW2058065576MaRDI QIDQ3285020
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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