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L’importanza di Essere “UNO” (ovvero la legge di Benford)

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  1. Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Venezia, Italia

    Marco Corazza & Andrea Ellero

  2. Università IUAV di Venezia, Venezia, Italia

    Alberto Zorzi

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Insegna Metodi matematici dell’economia e delle scienze attuariali e finanziarie presso l’Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia. Si occupa di finanza quantitativa, metodologie computazionali bio-ispirate e metodi multi-criteriali. Aff ianca all’attività accademica quella consulenziale.

Insegna Metodi matematici dell’economia e delle scienze attuariali e finanziarie all’Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia, si occupa di ottimizzazione, controllo ottimo, metodi multi-criteriali e simulazione ad agenti con applicazioni al marketing e al turismo.

Ha svolto attività nell’ambito dell’Informatica, prima in una azienda multinazionale e successivamente come consulente. Dal 2014 insegna Matematica presso il Dipartimento di Costruzione e Conservazione dell’Università IUAV di Venezia.

Gli autori ringraziano il Centro di Economia Quantitativa dell’Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia per il supporto ricevuto.

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Corazza, M., Ellero, A. & Zorzi, A. L’importanza di Essere “UNO” (ovvero la legge di Benford). Lett. Mat. Pristem 103, 31–38 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10031-017-0051-5

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