Benfords Law - an interesting article
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January 3rd, 2012 at 10:34:18 PM
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http://plus.maths.org/content/os/issue9/features/benford/index
This is a good explanation of Benfords Law which I am sure is known to all mathematicians among us.
I was hoping to apply it to roulette numbers but apparently its not applicable
But its a good read in any case
This is a good explanation of Benfords Law which I am sure is known to all mathematicians among us.
I was hoping to apply it to roulette numbers but apparently its not applicable
But its a good read in any case
January 4th, 2012 at 8:24:15 AM
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It is, to a degree. You can't make any money from it, but consider: the likelihood of the leading digit of a roulette result being 4 through 9 is much lower than 1, 2, or 3.
"In my own case, when it seemed to me after a long illness that death was close at hand, I found no little solace in playing constantly at dice."
-- Girolamo Cardano, 1563
January 4th, 2012 at 11:04:04 AM
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I think the frequency that all the numbers come up over X trials may follow the Benford distribution. Not that you could use that to win money...
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