Thanks Martin. You have a solid point. It would be a fun programming
exercise anyway...I haven't programmed in ages it seems. :)
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 6:19
AM
Subject: Re: ***[Possible UCE]*** [Tutor]
Can anyone help me?
Hey Nathan,
I do not think Python, nor any
other programming language, nor any other form of analysis can help you
here. We all would want to have a better chance in winning 6/49 lottery,
but the reality is that each draw in the lottery is what is called an
'independent event', which means there is no correlation between the numbers
what so ever. Every pick of 6 numbers has equal probability of winning
as every other set of 6 numbers.
There are sites out there that do
statistical analysis and claim that some numbers are more probable than other,
but his is total BS. Given how many possible combination of 6 numbers
out of 49 there is, the lottery has not existed long enough to provide
sufficient sample set to perform any meaningful statistical analysis.
What I am saying is that any increased probabilities they are reporting are
only there because we have not had enough draws to show
otherwise.
Playing lottery might be a fun
thing to do, but please, do yourself a favour and don't let yourself be fooled
into thinking that there are ways of improving your chances. And even if
there were, improving your chance from next-to-none to next-to-next-to-none is
not worth it. Do not count on chance to help you financially - there are
better ways.
Cheers,
Marcin
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:07
PM
Subject: ***[Possible UCE]*** [Tutor]
Can anyone help me?
Hey all,
I am trying to create a program that draws 6 numbers between 1 and
49 at random for creating lottery tickets. I want to have a better
chance when I play. Can anyone help me code this or show me how to,
please?
Thanks,
Nathan Pinno
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