Why would you want random numbers? Well, for unbiased sampling ... if you're a researcher, say.
For a sequence to be random,
no patterns can be recognized in it, no predictions can be made about it, and no simple description of it can be found (read more here).
Or discover the delights of books of random numbers in
this video, one of a series of "improbable research" videos.
Why would you want random numbers? Well, for unbiased sampling ... if you're a researcher, say.
1 comment:
You have an amazing mind -- and a way with research that continually delights me.
I'm awestruck (and still giggling at the random numbers book review.)
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