The first significant digit in any number must be 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 or 9 It was discovered that first digits do not occur with

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The first significant digit in any number must be 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 or 9 It was discovered that first digits do not occur with equal frequency Probabilities of occurrence to the first digit in a number are shown in the accompanying table The probability distribution is now known as Benford s Law For example the following distribution represents the first digits in 218 allegedly fraudulent checks written to a bogus company by an employee attempting to embezzle funds from his employer Complete parts a through c below Click the icon to view the tables a Because these data are meant to prove that someone is guilty of fraud what would be an appropriate level of significance when performing a goodness of fit test Use 0 05 0 10

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