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so, how many times? i read parts of the pdf but didn't find the answer. i did see it say 7 isn't enough.
by xenophanes 17y ago
so, how many times?
i read parts of the pdf but didn't find the answer. i did see it say 7 isn't enough.
- trebor 17y agoBasically, "the more the better". In lieu of a summary, let me try to see if I understand it. The deck is more random: the more times you shuffle, the more cuts you make, and the more you randomize the size of your cuts. To draw my own conclusion, the more chaos you throw into your method (which may even include lesser amounts of shuffling) the better the randomness of the deck should be.
- anamax 17y ago> Basically, "the more the better". Actually, no. Too much shuffling actually makes some sequences less likely. See http://www-stat.stanford.edu/~susan/courses/b494/index/node109.html http://www-stat.stanford.edu/~susan/courses/b494/index/node1... For some simpler math for a related question, see http://20bits.com/articles/interview-questions-shuffling-an-array/ http://20bits.com/articles/interview-questions-shuffling-an-...
- Panoramix 17y agoWhat I got from it is that it depends on what kind of measure you use for the randomness of the deck. Using a certain measure they obtain about 7, and with another one they get 11-12.