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Radical Pi Meeting - Alena Orchenko

The Ohio State University Radical Pi Math Club
March 20, 2019
5:00PM - 6:00PM
Math Building 052

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Add to Calendar 2019-03-20 17:00:00 2019-03-20 18:00:00 Radical Pi Meeting - Alena Orchenko Title: Benford's law and Dynamical Systems Speaker: Alena Orchenko (Ohio State University) Abstract: In this talk, we will consider irrational rotation on a circle and show some of its properties. Then, we will apply the knowledge obtained to prove Benford's law for the sequence $\{2^n\}$ where $n$ runs over natural numbers. Benford's law has applications in determining the validity of real-life data sets such as income taxes or stock exchange valuations. Math Building 052 Department of Mathematics math@osu.edu America/New_York public

Title: Benford's law and Dynamical Systems

SpeakerAlena Orchenko (Ohio State University)

Abstract: In this talk, we will consider irrational rotation on a circle and show some of its properties. Then, we will apply the knowledge obtained to prove Benford's law for the sequence $\{2^n\}$ where $n$ runs over natural numbers. Benford's law has applications in determining the validity of real-life data sets such as income taxes or stock exchange valuations.

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