Gan investigator analyzed the leading digits from 788 checks issued by seven suspect companies. the frequencies were found to be 0 , 15 , 3 , 59 , 219 , 431 , 9 , 19 , and 33 , and those digits correspond to the leading digits of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, respectively. if the observed frequencies are substantially different from the frequencies expected with benford's law shown below, the check amounts appear to result from fraud. use a 0.025 significance level to test for goodness-of-fit with benford's law. does it appear that the checks are the result of fraud?

Leslie started last week with $1200 in her checking account. during the week, she wrote the checks below. trans typ./ check no. date description of transaction payment/ debit deposit/ credit (+) balance 1,200 00 324 10/6 miller's food market 45.87 45 87 groceries 1,154 13 325 10/7 cyber center computer outlet 218.59 218 59 monitor 935 54 326 10/9 sandy's beauty salon 30.00 30 00 haircut and styling 900 59 deposit 10/10 paycheck 621.33 621 33 1,621 92 evaluate leslie's check register. a. leslie did a good job. everything is correct. b. the final balance is wrong; she did not add everything correctly. c. leslie should have written debit instead of deposit for the transaction type. d. leslie switched the debit and credit columns.