What is the minimum sample size needed to give you an edge?

Reply #15

JKING — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 05:28:33 GMT

Hi,

I am finding it interesting that nobody is mentioning handling previous game history in windows of time. Something like comparing games 1 thru 10 to games 11 thru 20 as an example.

Reply #14

RL-RANDOMLOGIC — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 02:57:40 GMT

My newest program uses the lexie values from the last 5 to 15 games and calculates a sort or average value

which is fed into a algorithm. The algorithm then adds and/or subtracts specific values to the averaged lexie

then converts the lexies back into sets. Seems to work great with most games, daily p3 and p4 along with the

P-5 and p-6 number games. As of yet does not work too well with the big games like MM and PB but see no

reason why the algorithm can't be ajusted for these games,... [ More ]

Reply #13

LottoBoner — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 02:29:38 GMT

In a pinch one game is all that is needed.

Reply #12

bigdaddy — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 02:20:21 GMT

Pick 3 5 or less

Pick 4 10 or less

Pick 5/quinto 25 or less

Reply #11

jimjwright — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 01:27:26 GMT

For pick3 and pick4 I like to use multiple sample sizes. Multiple samples allow you to recursively keep eliminating combinations until you get to your playable amount. I can use 7 sample sizes and still be 47.8% accurate.

Jimmy

Reply #10

sully16 — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 14:11:11 GMT

Depends on the game and what I am looking for.

For pick 3 usually bewtween the last 10 to 30 draws.

Reply #9

Cupcake10 — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 05:22:20 GMT

Maybe two weeks for a sample size, I don't see a need to go back more than that unless running a test.

Reply #8

CajunWin4 — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 22:43:45 GMT

All depends on the games pick 3 and Pick 4 last 20 to 50 draws . Jackpot games last 100

Reply #7

Kejana48 — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 22:23:42 GMT

For my predicitions I personally sample back 30 days.

Reply #6

Jonusl — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 12:58:58 GMT

I use a 5 day chart on p3 and p4 in missouri,most of the time it shows the trends.I have noticed at times however that 6-7 days will also provide a hot or key number.

Reply #5

onlymoney — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 04:13:44 GMT

I believe what's happening now reflects the current trend.

Data from 100-150 games ago is not important to me.

I like the last two draws as a reference.

Reply #4

grwurston — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 04:12:37 GMT

Depends on the system I'm using at the time. I'm always looking to improve on what I'm doing so my systems are always

evolving. To answer the question, I've gone back 20 draws and as few as 2 for the P3 P4 games. I look for whatever

the current trends are, so I don't pay much attention to whatever happened last month or 6 months ago.

Reply #3

helpmewin — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 03:59:21 GMT

Reply #2

four4me — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 09:05:43 GMT

Pick 3-4 i use only 10 draws each

Reply #1

RJOh — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 08:41:32 GMT

My system is designed to pick numbers from historical data so it needs as a minimum enough history for all the numbers in the matrix to have hit at least twice. I'm still waiting for all the numbers in the new MM matrix to hit at least once.

In the last MM drawing, all the winning numbers had hit in the previous 39 drawings but their sum of 98 was the lowest since the matrix was changed.

What is the minimum sample size needed to give you an edge?

JKING — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 07:37:02 GMT

Everybody has thier own system. I am curious, what is do you think the minimum amount of previous/historical games is required for your system to work? Even if you don't have an in depth type of system, how many games back do you look at to make your prediction. Please, state the game type you are talking about (p3, p4, p5...etc).

As for me, I like to have about 150 historical games for a p5 game. It seems to give me pretty much a full range of the highs, lows and trends that will occur in a... [ More ]