Uploaded July 2010 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This video is a lead-in to a written essay available on the website that explains Benford's Law. Here we prove, ever so swiftly(!), that about 5.8% of the powers of two begin with a seven! (And be the end of the video you will be able to prove that just under 10% of those actually begin with 77 and just under 10% of those with 777!)
This video is a lead-in to a written essay available on the website that explains Benford's Law. Here we prove, ever so swiftly(!), that about 5.8% of the powers of two begin with a seven! (And be the end of the video you will be able to prove that just under 10% of those actually begin with 77 and just under 10% of those with 777!)
