Re: random...

mensanator_at_aol.compost
Date: 02/25/05 

Date: 24 Feb 2005 23:13:25 -0800

Bert wrote:
> <mensanator@aol.com> schreef in bericht
> news:1109314746.818606.78690@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> >
> > Bert wrote:
> >> "Bert" <b.bosch8@chello.nl> schreef in bericht
> >> news:zMxTd.45288$o9.15590@amsnews03-serv.chello.com...
> >> > Hi,
> >> >
> >> > I was wondering how to test if a sequence of natural numbers is
> > random.
> >> > Lets say your input is a sequence of n numbers,
> >> > is there an algorithm that outputs the propability
> >> > that the sequence is randomly generated.
> >> >
> >> > I think it might be difficult, but maybe someone knows an
> > algorithm?
> >> >
> >> > I was thinking of making a game in which people must
> >> > as good as possible generate a sequence of numbers
> >> > that are close to random. The one closest wins...
> >> >
> >> > greets Bert
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >> If anyone might be interested:
> >>
> >>
> >
http://home.ubalt.edu/ntsbarsh/Business-stat/otherapplets/Randomness.htm
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> > Number of runs: 9
> > P-value: 0.38699
> > Conclusion: Little or no real evidences against randomness
> >
> > Did I win?
> >
> >>
> >> greets Bert
> >
>
> It isn't such a good one :)

Isn't the point to fool the computer into thinking the
data is random? If there's no evidence against randomness,
then I fooled it.

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