The powerball website shows which machine and ball set were used for each drawing. You could take this one step farther and take that into account. I’m not sure if the mega website shows that kind of data. I’m trying to crack the rolling cash five in Ohio. I’m tracking the numbers by counts in the last 19 draws, plus skip data and a few other filters. I also track each number by how many times it becomes a zero, one, two all the way up to a ten count over the last 20 draws. Also how many chances it had to become a particular count.
Hi. Good explanation. Are there any other tests in Excel which can be used to see if lottery numbers are biased or not (especially when comparing biasesnes of different lottery outcomes).
I would respond that, as with any game of chance, you must focus on the distribution of outcomes and make a determination about bias based on the sample size. The Chi squared test is probably one of the best options.
The powerball website shows which machine and ball set were used for each drawing. You could take this one step farther and take that into account. I’m not sure if the mega website shows that kind of data. I’m trying to crack the rolling cash five in Ohio. I’m tracking the numbers by counts in the last 19 draws, plus skip data and a few other filters. I also track each number by how many times it becomes a zero, one, two all the way up to a ten count over the last 20 draws. Also how many chances it had to become a particular count.
I've notice 19 rarely ever gets picked for the mega ball. It's only happened twice in the past year which is unusual.
Hi. Good explanation. Are there any other tests in Excel which can be used to see if lottery numbers are biased or not (especially when comparing biasesnes of different lottery outcomes).
I would respond that, as with any game of chance, you must focus on the distribution of outcomes and make a determination about bias based on the sample size. The Chi squared test is probably one of the best options.