However, Benford's law is quite useful in verifying the plausibility of data. I will link an example of Benford's law being used by a scientific journal as an example of Benford's law comparing China's reported COVID-19 cases when compared to the US and Italy. They will never be on the dot of Benford. What is observed in this case is the deviation from the Benford model.
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However, Benford's law is quite useful in verifying the plausibility of data. I will link an example of Benford's law being used by a scientific journal as an example of Benford's law comparing China's reported COVID-19 cases when compared to the US and Italy. They will never be on the dot of Benford. What is observed in this case is the deviation from the Benford model.