THE VIDEO SHELF · benford's law
Why do Biden's votes not follow Benford's Law?
Matt Parker examines claims that Biden's 2020 vote counts violate Benford's Law, explaining the law and why it often does not apply to precinct-level election data.
Why HN readers recommended it
Commenters cite it as a visual debunking of Benford-based election fraud claims and as a guide to when Benford's Law does and does not apply.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Stand-up Maths
- Topic
- benford's law
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 9
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2020–2024
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From the original HN conversations
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I am replying for the sake of the hidden sibling comment: I don't watch any major media coverage of politics, but a mathematician and comedian I follow on YouTube (from a different country who presumably has no horse in the race) has analyzed some of …
nitrogen on Hacker News · 2020-12
In California Public Utilities Commission fired director who exposed missing $200MMatt Parker did a good video with lots of visuals to explain why Benford's Law works in general, but why it cannot always be simply applied to election results. [VIDEO]
MrJohz on Hacker News · 2023-04
In Investigating and preventing scientific misconduct with Benford’s law
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