Benford’s Law and COVID-19 Reporting

Trust in the reported data of contagious diseases in real time is important for policy makers. Media and politicians have cast doubt on Chinese reported data on COVID-19 cases. We find Chinese confirmed infections match the distribution expected in Benford’s Law and are similar to that se...

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Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awduron: Koch, C, Okamura, K
Fformat: Journal article
Iaith:English
Cyhoeddwyd: Elsevier 2020