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Fibonacci and Bias

Name: Anonymous 2007-08-02 22:17 ID:Ul3i2WYX

Why does the Fibonacci sequence display a bias towards odd numbers?

As the number of terms in the sequence gets larger and large, the ratio off odd terms to even terms approaches 2.

Name: RedCream 2007-08-02 23:34 ID:JQ1hSUAe

I can see that because the FS starts with a 1, successive additions will guarantee odd numbers appear.  If the FS started with a 2 (as 2 2 4 6 10 16 ...), then ONLY even numbers will appear.

What I don't understand at the moment is how the 1-based FS produces even AND odd numbers.  Once I understand that, perhaps I can see why the OOE pattern exists.

Is it purely a case of O+O=E and E+O=O?

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