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4: Randomness, What Happens Without Sleep, and Stardew Valley

Let's Learn Everything!

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The Random Number Table

In 1927, LHC Tippet published the first random number table. It was a book of 41,600 random numbers on 26 pages. They were also available as punch cards that machines could read. The work of sampling was being carried out by drawing of balls or tickets from a bag.

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