From 237468f28aa2fa1f26252d4e9e5cce9f74fc952a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steven Polley Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2020 15:45:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] good gravy, my markdown is weak --- README.md | 18 +++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 64723ff..a0c4faf 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ This was a test to determine if random numbers follow [Benford's Law](https://en With One-Hundred-Million samples of random numbers between 0 and 9,999,999,999,999,999, the number of leading digits was the following: -1: 11105630 -2: 11110535 -3: 11112084 -4: 11113667 -5: 11120216 -6: 11106549 -7: 11108623 -8: 11114813 -9: 11107883 +1. 11105630 +2. 11110535 +3. 11112084 +4. 11113667 +5. 11120216 +6. 11106549 +7. 11108623 +8. 11114813 +9. 11107883 This shows that Benford's law only works when the data is not random, such as natural data gathered in real life. This is because natural data is generated following a power law, which is common in nature.