Here's the research and code. It's all open source. I find it very convincing but that's just me. Do your own analysis<p><a href="https://github.com/cjph8914/2020_benfords" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/cjph8914/2020_benfords</a>
Here's a new paper from Walter Mebane (University of Michigan Political Science and Statistics) on inappropriate applications of Benford's Law to the 2020 election: <a href="http://www-personal.umich.edu/~wmebane/inapB.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www-personal.umich.edu/~wmebane/inapB.pdf</a>
This has to be one of the funniest + stupidest attempts I have seen at this.<p>The first part of analysis says that Wisconsin turnout percentage is up "5.5 standard deviations" - as if turnout percentage follows any type of random distribution. The number of voters in Idaho increased 30% as well - is their fraud there?<p>Clearly this is a result of a "virtual statistical impossibility" and not the fact that this was the most publicized election of all time.