Example
Examining a list of the heights of the 60 tallest structures in the world by category shows that 1 is by far the most common leading digit, irrespective of the unit of measurement:
| Leading digit | meters | feet | In Benford's law | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Count | % | ||
| 1 | 26 | 43.3% | 18 | 30.0% | 30.1% |
| 2 | 7 | 11.7% | 8 | 13.3% | 17.6% |
| 3 | 9 | 15.0% | 8 | 13.3% | 12.5% |
| 4 | 6 | 10.0% | 6 | 10.0% | 9.7% |
| 5 | 4 | 6.7% | 10 | 16.7% | 7.9% |
| 6 | 1 | 1.7% | 5 | 8.3% | 6.7% |
| 7 | 2 | 3.3% | 2 | 3.3% | 5.8% |
| 8 | 5 | 8.3% | 1 | 1.7% | 5.1% |
| 9 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.3% | 4.6% |
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