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  • Information theory
  • Computational statistics
  • Genomics

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  • Assessing the randomness of data is crucial in various scientific fields.
  • Existing randomness tests may have limitations in scope or applicability.
  • Informational genomics provides a framework for analyzing complex data structures.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a new, versatile randomness test.
  • To evaluate the test's effectiveness on a wide range of data sources.
  • To demonstrate the test's ability to generalize across different randomness origins.

Main Methods:

  • Leveraging empirical entropy calculations for string analysis.
  • Investigating substring repeatability and unrepeatability properties.
  • Extending established informational genomics principles.

Main Results:

  • The proposed test is applicable to diverse data, including numerical sequences, physical phenomena, and biological data.
  • Experimental results show consistent randomness evaluation across natural and pseudo-random sources.
  • The method provides a unified approach to randomness assessment.

Conclusions:

  • The new randomness test is robust and broadly applicable.
  • It offers a unified perspective on randomness, irrespective of its origin.
  • This approach has implications for data analysis in fields ranging from cryptography to bioinformatics.