Richard Donovan wrote:
>
> Can anyone explain in reasonably lay terms WHY Benford's Law
> (first digit law) applies.

Assume observations are logarithmically distributed.  Then look at the C
and D scales on this slide rule (courtesy of Andrew Nitikin):

http://nsg.upor.net/slide/

Best wishes,

John


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