Odkrywanie fałszerstw wyborczych a „prawo” Benforda
Revealing Election Fraud and Benford’s „Law”

Summary/Abstract: Is it possible to identify election fraud by using statistical tools? The authors of several articles published in the last few years, e.g. Roukema (2009), Perrichi and Torres (2011) and Mebane (2013), used a research method which they believe can help in detecting fraud during elections. This article addresses the question of whether the so- called Benford’s „Law,” which was used to verify irregularities during the presidential elections in Iran (2009), among others, is a reliable research tool. Unfortunately, empirical examples indicate that the usefulness of this method is questionable.

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