Overview
April 2024 - May 2024
The Newcomb-Benford Stats project is a statistical analysis tool that verifies whether a given dataset follows Benford’s Law. It calculates leading digit distributions and compares them to expected Benford distributions, making it useful for fraud detection and anomaly detection in datasets.
Features
- Reads numerical datasets from files.
- Extracts the first digit of each number.
- Computes frequency distributions of leading digits.
- Compares observed vs. expected Benford distributions.
- Generates visual charts for statistical analysis.
Technologies Used
Programming Language: C++
Mathematical Concepts: Benford’s Law, Probability Distributions
Data Handling: File Processing (CSV, TXT)