R/powerball.R

In speegled/fosdata: Data for use with the book "Probability, Statistics, and Data: A Fresh Approach Using R", by Darrin Speegle and Bryan Clair

#' Powerball draws from 2010-2020
#'
#' The results of all Powerball lottery draws from February 3, 2010 to July 29, 2020.
#'
#' Powerball is an American lottery game offered in most U.S. states.
#' Drawings happen twice weekly, and consist of five white balls drawn without replacement and one red ball, called the Powerball.
#' The format of ball drawings changed on January 15, 2012 and again on October 4, 2015.
#'
#' @format A data frame with 1094 observations of 8 variables.
#' \describe{
#'   \item{Draw.Date}{Date of the drawing.}
#'   \item{Ball1-Ball6}{The numbers on the six balls drawn. Ball6 is the powerball.}
#'   \item{Multiplier}{A randomly drawn value that will multiply a player's winnings, should they pay extra for a power play ticket.}
#' }
#'
#' @source data.gov, https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/lottery-powerball-winning-numbers-beginning-2010
"powerball"