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Benford's law and naturally occurring prices in certain ebaY auctions

David E. Giles Department of Economics, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 2Y2 E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 157-161 | Published online: 21 Feb 2007

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