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Election forensics
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<p>Election forensics are methods used to determine if election results are statistically normal or statistically abnormal, which can indicate <a href="/facts/Electoral_fraud/Mrud2cLA">electoral fraud</a>. It uses statistical tools to determine if observed election results differ from normally occurring patterns. These tools can be relatively simple, such as looking at the frequency of integers and using 2nd Digit <a href="/facts/Benford%27s_law/CDfMJgdq">Benford's law</a>, or can be more complex and involve <a href="/facts/Machine_learning/e0w0XJTu">machine learning</a> techniques. </p>