Sankhya - The Indian Journal of Statistics Series B 35(3), 363-364.
ISSN/ISBN: 0581-5738 DOI: Not available at this time.
Abstract: The distribution of the first significant digit has been the subject of a number of papers, both empirical and theoretical. Because binomial coefficients and factorials may (in theory) be generated by a multiplicative process one would anticipate that in table of either, the fraction of entries beginning with a first significant digit of A would be approximately log10(A+1)/A. This borne out by the tables in the paper.
Bibtex:
@article{,
title={An observation on the significant digits of binomial coefficients and factorials},
author={Sarkar, PB},
journal={Sankhy{\=a} B},
volume={35},
pages={363--364},
year={1973},
ISSN={0581-5738},
}
Reference Type: Journal Article
Subject Area(s): General Interest