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    Statistical Illusions Entry #0442

    Why a cluster is expected in random data

    Randomness produces clumps. A pattern spread out evenly is the unlikely arrangement, so finding a cluster is not yet finding a cause.

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    The hidden part #0442

    Independent events arrive in bursts, so a cluster is the expected texture rather than a signal. Evenness is what would need explaining.

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