In an "even parity" system, a 0 is stored in the parity bit if there is an even number of bits in the byte; if an odd number, a 1 is stored to make the total number of bits even. In "odd parity ...

Turning our attention to the blue balls, the previous analysis indicates a near even split with a parity ratio of 8:7, reflecting a slightly higher occurrence of odd numbers. This suggests that while ...