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Thermodynamics of Benford's First Digit Law

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability 2016-04-20 v1

Abstract

Iafrate, Miller, and Strauch [Equipartition and a Distribution for Numbers: A Statistical Model for Benford's Law," arXiv:1503.08259] construct and test a statistical model for partitioning a conserved quantity. One consequence of their model is Benford's law. This Comment amplifies their work by exploring its thermodynamic consequences.

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@article{arxiv.1604.05715,
  title  = {Thermodynamics of Benford's First Digit Law},
  author = {Don S. Lemons},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1604.05715},
  year   = {2016}
}

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7 pages