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Benford's laws tests on S&P500 daily closing values and the corresponding daily log-returns both point to huge non-conformity
Gurjeet Dhesi / Marcel Ausloos / Muhammad Shakeel / Valerio Ficcadenti
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Benford's laws tests on S&P500 daily closing values and the corresponding daily log-returns both point to huge non-conformity

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by Gurjeet Dhesi, Marcel Ausloos, Muhammad Shakeel, Valerio Ficcadenti

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