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Sekoms 3 points ago +3 / -0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXjlR2OK1kM Information on benford's law.

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Iwasacheesemaker 1 point ago +1 / -0

I get the concept but how does this apply to votes?

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andyeye [S] 1 point ago +1 / -0

from what I understand if you pull any set of numbers, numbers in your bank statements, in a textbook, etc. they will distribute in that manner. Humans are bad at picking random numbers so the random numbers humans pick are obvious by looking at them through this distribution