Saturday, July 26, 2008

Benford's Law

So i generally eat my breakfast at the computer (i don't have cable, and my wife is up before me, so i just watch videos or get my news updates while eating - yes i'm a nerd) and i'll often use Stumpleupon to find new/interesting things. So up until today, i had never heard of Benford's Law, but it's pretty amazing (if you think mathematical laws and such are interesting). Check out the video below to see how this law applies to data from almost any natural source. It's really surprising.

Exploring Benford's Law