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If you found no difference on number frequency, it's the uniform distribution, not normal (a.k.a. gaussian) distribution. AFAIK uniform distribution means any
by kaoD 7y ago
If you found no difference on number frequency, it's the uniform distribution, not normal (a.k.a. gaussian) distribution.
AFAIK uniform distribution means any number is equally likely to be drawn, regardless of distance to your other picks.
Just to check if I got that right: does that mean that playing 333333 and 666666 in a 6 digits lottery had a higher chance of winning that picking 333333 and 333334? If so, why? And, since playing more numbers will reduce the overall gap. Does that mean the optimal strategy is playing a single number?
Did you test your method via simulation? I can't see how it works with my little knowledge of statistics. Can someone chime in?
- nurettin 7y agoYes, I meant uniform distribution. My method was to give it a higher chance to have a lower gap between the numbers to see if it would make a difference within a montecarlo simulation and it did. So if you have say 16 slots and you need to choose four numbers, according to my simulation, highest likelyhood of winning is to spread out your numbers like [3 6 9 12] or [4 7 10 13] and lowest likelyhood of winning is to spread like [1 2 3 4] [2 3 4 5] all the time. Not exactly sure why.