Benford's Law and Macroeconomic Data Quality /
This paper examines the usefulness of testing the conformity of macroeconomic data with Benford's law as indicator of data quality. Most of the macroeconomic data series tested conform with Benford's law. However, questions emerge on the reliability of such tests as indicators of data qual...
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| Format: | Revue |
| Langue: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2009.
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| Collection: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2009/010 |
| Accès en ligne: | Full text available on IMF |