# Benford's Law

Provides the building blocks for any analysis utilizing Benford's Law. It takes a sample data set and preforms Benford's analysis on the PO amount.

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### Input Requirements

* A data file with numeric fields in which you'd like to run analysis on. (Purchase orders, invoices, expense reports, journal entries, etc.).&#x20;
* Benford's Expectations table: Currently setup with a standard expectation, you can adjust this according to your own analysis
* [Parameters](https://docs.auditboardanalytics.com/workflows/parameters)
  1. Difference Vs Expectation Threshold: Difference amount between Benford's expectations and your data in which you might consider to follow up with.&#x20;
  2. [File Input Parameter](https://docs.auditboardanalytics.com/workflows/parameters/file-input-parameters)

### Output Expectations

* Analysis on your population or sub population's first digits tagged for follow up if not in line with Benford's expectations.