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Detecting Problems in Survey Data Using Benford’s Law

George Judge and Laura Schechter
Journal of Human Resources, January 2009, 44 (1) 1-24; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.44.1.1
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vol. 44 no. 1 1-24
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.44.1.1
Published By 
University of Wisconsin Press
Print ISSN 
0022-166X
Online ISSN 
1548-8004
History 
  • Received September 1, 2006
  • Accepted October 1, 2007
  • Published online January 12, 2009.
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© 2009 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

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  2. Laura Schechter

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