Benford's Law(s) and Applications
A special issue of Stats (ISSN 2571-905X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 30666
Special Issue Editors
Interests: economic time series and forecasting; applied econometrics; statistical applications in economics, business, and marketing studies
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2. Groupe de Recherche Angevin en Économie et Management (GRANEM), University of Angers, SFR Confluences, F-49000 Angers, France
Interests: rank-size analysis; econophysics; statistical and quantitative modelling for finance; long-term memory; applied probability; complex networks; copula theory
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2.Department of Statistics and Econometrics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, 010374 Bucharest, Romania
Interests: econophysics; sociophysics; nonlinear dynamics; nonequilibrium systems; networks; phase transitions; growth (and decay) models; fractals; scientometrics; statistical physics; materials sciences and applied mathematics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are glad to announce a “Stats” Special Issue on “Benford's Law(s) and Applications”. We are inviting manuscripts on Benford's Law(s) theory, testing, and applications in widely different scientific contexts. Suitable manuscripts may include but are not limited to the Benford's Law(s) for fraud detection and assessment of data quality and reliability; conformance tests; applications in and outside accounting; and theoretical foundations. The purpose of this Special Issue is to collect, in a single source, for better visibility, recent theoretical and applied advancements in a still-progressing field.
We look forward to receiving your submissions.
Prof. Dr. Claudio Lupi
Prof. Dr. Roy Cerqueti
Prof. Dr. Marcel Ausloos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Benford's Law(s)
- Theoretical foundations of Benford's Law(s)
- Fraud detection
- Data quality and reliability
- Conformance tests
- Forensic accounting
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