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The empirical analysis of financial reports of companies in Croatia: Benford distribution curve as a benchmark for first digits Cover

The empirical analysis of financial reports of companies in Croatia: Benford distribution curve as a benchmark for first digits

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Language: English
Page range: 90 - 100
Submitted on: Oct 30, 2019
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Accepted on: Nov 29, 2019
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Published on: Dec 21, 2019
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