Benfordâ€™s Law and Macroeconomic Data Quality

Benfordâs Law and Macroeconomic Data Quality

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gonzalez-Garcia, Jesus
Other Authors:	Pastor, Gonzalo C.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Series:	IMF Working Papers.
Subjects:	Macroeconomics > Statistics. Economics > Statistics. Economics Macroeconomics Statistics
Online Access:	Click for online access

Table of Contents:

I. Introduction; II. Benford's Law and Testing Methodology; A. Benford's Law; B. Testing Methodology; III. Conformity of Macroeconomic Data with Benford's Law; IV. Comparison of Goodness of Fit Tests Results with ROSC Assessments of Data Quality; V. Can Tests of Conformity with Benford's Law be Considered Reliable Indicators of Macroeconomic Data Quality?; VI. Conclusion; Appendix : Country Groups and Data Series Used