Table 1 Data correspond to expectations in key RNGT statistics7 but show practice or fatigue effects.

From: A cognitive fingerprint in human random number generation

 

Sequence one

Sequence two

MEAN ± SD

KS

MEAN ± SD

KS

Paired t-test

Redundancy

0.008 ± 0.006

D = 0.04; p = 0.99

0.010 ± 0.007

D = 0.07; p = 0.68

t = -4.20; p < 0.001

Runs

1.71 ± 0.23

D = 0.06; p = 0.77

1.58 ± 0.19

D = 0.05; p = 0.91

t = 9.64: p < 0.001

  1. KS refers to Kolmogorov–Smirnov test of the empirical distributions against a log-normal distribution.
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