Sample Size Calculator

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johnph77 — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 19:39:14 GMT

That site has to do with taking polls, surveys, etc. In the lottery environment, though, for every sample you take for analysis, the larger the number of possibilities you will have, and, if you are using any type of wheeling system, the larger the field from which you can choose your selections will be. For instance, if you play a 6/49 lottery, the larger the sample size, the more likely the possibility will be for all 49 numbers appearing somewhere in the sample, and the confidence level of yo... [ More ]

Sample Size Calculator

KyngeRycharde — Wed, 28 Jan 2004 18:52:05 GMT

I remember that there were a number of questions on Lottery Post concerning sample size. I was able to locate one here:http://www.surveysystem.com/sscalc.htmThe fields are as follows:Confidence Level: 95% or 99%Confidence Interval: This is + or - number you see in polls. It ranges from 0.1 to 50.Population: I would assume this is the total number of possibilities (i.e., 1000 for Pick 3, 10,000 for Pick 4, 120,526770 for Powerball, etc).Hope this is helpful to all.