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Old 09-11-2007, 05:29 PM
SheetWise SheetWise is offline
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Default Re: finding a bias on a roulette wheel online

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It seems conceivable that a physical random source like radio noise could display a bias. It's still unlikely but IMO more likely than a well-understood PRNG having one.

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RNGs using physical sources are also well understood, discarding data that would be naturally related (Benford's Law), and mixing sources. Personally, I'm skeptical of results I get from a PRNG. Sometimes I think it's just a little too perfect.
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