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Trying To Be Random in Selecting Numbers for Lotto

This article presents data for examining the ability of individuals to choose numbers randomly. Three datasets of six-tuples selected by a lottery game, generated by S-Plus, and chosen by college students can be compared using descriptive statistics and goodness of fit tests to explore bias and randomness. Key Words: Boxplots; Chi-squared tests; Minimum gap; QQ plots.
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Source Journal of Statistics Education
Email Address Philip.J.Boland@ucd.ie ,Yudi@ucd.ie
Date Of Record Creation 2005-07-26 14:10:25
Date Of Record Release 2005-07-26 14:10:25
Date Last Modified 2006-06-20 12:52:06
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Author's Name Philip J. Boland and Yudi Pawitan
Author's Organization National University of Ireland - Dublin
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Date Record Checked: 2005-07-26 00:00:00

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