A Mathematical Algorithm That Predicts the Percentage of the Time

question 14

Multiple Choice

A mathematical algorithm that predicts the percentage of the time each digit will appear in a sequence of numbers is:

• A)inductive fraud detection.
• B)deductive fraud detection.
• C)Benford's law.
• D)horizontal analysis.

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