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METRICS IN SMALL-SIZED QURAN DATASET FOR BENFORD’S LAW

November 22, 2021 Posted by din In MSMK

ABSTRACT

METRICS IN SMALL-SIZED QURAN DATASET FOR BENFORD’S LAW

Journal: Matrix Science Mathematic (MSMK)
Author: M. Z. A. M. Jaffar, A. N. Zailan, N. H. Izamuddin

This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited

DOI: 10.26480/msmk.02.2021.35.38

Benford’s law is widely applied in testing anomalies in various dataset, including accounting fraud detection and population numbers. It is a statistical regularity, which is said that it works better with larger datasets that span large orders of magnitude distributed in a non-uniform way. In this study, we examine the potential metrics in small-sized Quran dataset that are applicable for the Benford’s law. Against our expectations, we find that the Quran dataset conforms to the Benford’s law. We provide evidence that metrics such as total paragraph per chapter and total verse per chapter conform to Benford’s distribution. However, total verse is closer to Benford’s law prediction compared to total paragraph.
Pages 35-38
Year 2021
Issue 2
Volume 5

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