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A statistical and probabilistic analysis of popular lottery tickets

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We investigate statistical and probabilistic aspects of a data set of 2588 lottery tickets purchased for the German 6/49 lottery drawing of 16.10.1993 in Baden–Württemberg. Roughly speaking, each of these combinations was chosen at least 50 times above average. 288 of these most popular tickets represent past winning numbers (or modifications thereof) from various lotteries. The vast majority of the remaining tickets is filled out from aesthetic points of view. In this respect, some new random variables are introduced and studied.

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  • N. Henze, 1997. "A statistical and probabilistic analysis of popular lottery tickets," Statistica Neerlandica, Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research, vol. 51(2), pages 155-163, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:stanee:v:51:y:1997:i:2:p:155-163
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-9574.00047
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