README.md

@@ -6,26 +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:
 
-```shell
-$ ./benfords-law.exe
-2020/11/14 10:24:18 generating numbers...
-2020/11/14 10:24:19 18% completed generating and analyzing samples
-2020/11/14 10:24:20 37% completed generating and analyzing samples
-2020/11/14 10:24:21 56% completed generating and analyzing samples
-2020/11/14 10:24:22 75% completed generating and analyzing samples
-2020/11/14 10:24:23 93% completed generating and analyzing samples
-2020/11/14 10:24:24 done.
-1: 1108503 (11.085030%)
-2: 1111584 (11.115840%)
-3: 1111726 (11.117260%)
-4: 1111122 (11.111220%)
-5: 1110443 (11.104430%)
-6: 1111248 (11.112480%)
-7: 1111496 (11.114960%)
-8: 1111777 (11.117770%)
-9: 1112101 (11.121010%)
-Press 'Enter' to continue...
-```
+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.
- 

main.go

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func main() {
 		for {
 			<-statusTicker.C
 			percentCompleted := (currentSample * 100) / numSamples
-			log.Printf("%d%% completed generating and analyzing samples", percentCompleted)
+			log.Printf("%d %% completed generating and analyzing samples", percentCompleted)
 		}
 	}()
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// output results
 	for digitMinusOne, count := range results {
-		fmt.Printf("%d: %d (%f%%)\n", digitMinusOne+1, count, float64(count*100)/float64(numSamples))
+		fmt.Printf("%d: %d\n", digitMinusOne+1, count)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Print("Press 'Enter' to continue...")
@@ -61,12 +61,10 @@ func generatorWorker(returnChannel chan int) {
 	}
 }
 
-// firstDigit returns the first/leftmost digit of the base10 representation of an integer
 func firstDigit(x int) int {
 	return int(math.Abs(float64(x)) / math.Pow(10, float64(numDigits(x)-1)))
 }
 
-// numDigits returns the number of digits
 func numDigits(x int) int {
 	if x == 0 {
 		return 1