Gerald Rich

Test: check for name clusters similar to Open Refine

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_Please read [how to create a new test](https://github.com/dataproofer/Dataproofer#creating-a-new-test) if you're interested in writing this test._ Check for inconsistent spellings like New York, Neew York, Nw York, etc. [Open Refine](http://openrefine.org/), a...

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Test: check numbers against Benford's Law to look for made up data

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_Please read [how to create a new test](https://github.com/dataproofer/Dataproofer#creating-a-new-test) if you're interested in writing this test._ > [Benford's Law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benford%27s_law) is a theory which states that small digits (1, 2, 3) appear...

_Please read [how to create a new test](https://github.com/dataproofer/Dataproofer#creating-a-new-test) if you're interested in writing this test._

Test: month column has all expected months, year column has all expected years

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_Please read [how to create a new test](https://github.com/dataproofer/Dataproofer#creating-a-new-test) if you're interested in writing this test._

Test: check if city/county/state/country actually exist

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_Please read [how to create a new test](https://github.com/dataproofer/Dataproofer#creating-a-new-test) if you're interested in writing this test._ Run tests if column header is `city`, `county`, `state`, or `country`...make sure that it actually...

Test: Name consistency

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_Please read [how to create a new test](https://github.com/dataproofer/Dataproofer#creating-a-new-test) if you're interested in writing this test._ Does your data have Middle Eastern or East Asian names in it? Are you sure...

Test: "Other", "Etc."

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_Please read [how to create a new test](https://github.com/dataproofer/Dataproofer#creating-a-new-test) if you're interested in writing this test._ Look for ambiguous column names and highlight them.

_Please read [how to create a new test](https://github.com/dataproofer/Dataproofer#creating-a-new-test) if you're interested in writing this test._ Given a spreadsheet with a "totals" column and values which allegedly sum to that total,...

_Please read [how to create a new test](https://github.com/dataproofer/Dataproofer#creating-a-new-test) if you're interested in writing this test._ Given a user-designated margin of error column and the column it's describing, if the error...