Help with understanding formula

Reply #13

KnuckleHead — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:45:57 GMT

Thank you Raven62,

I didn't know a site like that existed. I don't always know what I'm looking for either...

Reply #12

Raven62 — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:25:02 GMT

Understanding the Notation used in the Formulas will go a long way toward understanding the Formulas:

http://stattrek.com/Lesson1/Notation.aspx?Tutorial=Stat

Reply #11

KnuckleHead — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:09:36 GMT

Thank you for another direction pumpi76,

I looked at the sites, now need to figure out which ones to get.

I realize that what I'm attempting to do is different than everyone else, but, if what everyone else was doing always worked, the lotteries would cease due to the amount of continuious winners...

Lotteries are for the most part chance, but if an edge can be discovered...

Reply #10

pumpi76 — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:46:48 GMT

this statistics book cost 1 dollar....

http://www.ecampus.com/bk_detail.asp?isbn=9780201598780 referrer=pdinu

Here are more: http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?tn=elementary+statistics y=0 x=0

unfortunately i don't live in the USA other wise i'd have had my library of texbooks and read them all...

Reply #9

KnuckleHead — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:07:06 GMT

Thanks everybody for the suggestions and directions, and yes, the other algorithm post is mine. I'm still trying to decifer it... without much luck I need to add. But, nothing good every comes without learning something new...

I understand that all of you have more knowledge and experience than I, but, as I was recently told, new ideas are welcome. I believe that I'm looking at this from a different direction. Maybe it'll work, maybe not. All it requires is the time to look into it.

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Reply #8

pumpi76 — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:39:46 GMT

LOoking at your formula, i noticed some stuff on it that i did in Statistic class but do i remember what it was? the answer is no...

A lot of PDF files relating to the lottery and showing mathematics on it have to do with Statistic...And is not much statistic but probability class..YOu see probability class is the next step after statistics...

If you REALLY, really, REALLY want to understand probability or statistics buy yourself a statistic texbook but make sure is the older edition...The... [ More ]

Reply #7

Raven62 — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:50:47 GMT

Forward-Backward Algorithm sounds familiar:

https://www.lotterypost.com/thread/194243/1308929

Reply #6

Raven62 — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:33:02 GMT

When it comes to Statistics: Nothing is Simple: Maybe this will Help:

http://stattrek.com/Lesson1/Formulas.aspx?Tutorial=Stat

Reply #5

KY Floyd — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:24:29 GMT

I was hoping for someone that understands this stuff well enough to explain it to me.

How good an explanation do you need? My background in statistics is limited and very much atrophied, so I don't understand it well, but maybe well enough to at least help you decide how much you want to pursue it.

In a nutshell (which is about all I can manage), it's simply about using complex statistics to test the conclusions you draw from analyzing data. Drawing conclusions is easy, but drawing valid... [ More ]

Reply #4

KnuckleHead — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:31:46 GMT

Lex113,

I was searching for anything that explained forward-backward algorithms, how they worked, and how to set one up. The PDF I discovered has to do with Bayesian methods for lottery draws. It's based on a study of the U.K. National Lottery. I figured that I once I understood it, I could adapt it to U.S. style lotteries and see what the results might be.

I was hoping for someone that understands this stuff well enough to explain it to me. I'm in way over my head, that's why I asked.... [ More ]

Reply #3

Lex113 — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:31:22 GMT

This has to do with genomics and the analysis mentioned is used to compare and determine genetic sequence.

This has nothing to do with the lottery, unless you are trying through the study of DNA to determine ones genetic predisposition to gamble.

This is major statistics which is really beyond me so I cannot really explain the hypothesis. I just did basic stats.

Reply #2

KnuckleHead — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:05:51 GMT

Not planning on Mars anytime in the future, but, while I'm not trying to be rude, I am attempting to comprehend, understand, and learn something new to me. I figured that someone here might be able to explain it to me in a way that I could understand it.

Thanks anyway for the response...

Reply #1

RJOh — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:10:44 GMT

Looks like rocket science to me, unless you're planning a trip to Mars, you don't need to understand it.

Help with understanding formula

KnuckleHead — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:06:32 GMT

Morning all,

I've discovered a PDF file that has intrigued me. The problem is that I don't understand what all of the symbols mean or how to write them into computer language formulas . I'm not a mathmatician nor a computer science guy. Does anyone out there have the knowledge to assist with this?

Examples from the PDF I'm looking at:

A significance test of the null hypothesis H0 : Θ0 against the alternative hypothesis H1 : Θ1 is based on an observable test statistic T and a reject... [ More ]