More or Less: Behind the Stats Podcast
Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4
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Numbers of 2012
Fri 28 Dec 2012
A guide to 2012 in numbers - the most informative, interesting and idiosyncratic of by...
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Gun Statistics
Fri 21 Dec 2012
Tim Harford investigates the numbers in the debate on firearms deaths, and discovers...
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Fact-checking US gun crime statistics
Fri 21 Dec 2012
Tim Harford investigates gun crime statistics in the US. Plus, why death is not always...
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WS MoreOrLess: What is "rare"?
Sat 15 Dec 2012
This week: What is 鈥榬are鈥�? When we say something is rare what do we mean? strikes...
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The Census and what does 'rare' mean?
Fri 14 Dec 2012
Why was the estimate, in 2003, for Eastern Europeans coming to the UK so wrong? Which...
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Supermarket price wars
Sun 9 Dec 2012
Tim Harford on National Literacy Trust figures and the maths of supermarket price wars.
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World Service: Africa GDP & Royal twins
Sat 8 Dec 2012
Where does Nigeria鈥檚 plan to revise its GDP leave our understanding of growth in And...
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Radio 4: Royal Twins & Autumn Statement
Fri 7 Dec 2012
In light of the Royal pregnancy Tim Harford asks what severe morning sickness tells us...
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More or Less: How reliable is Kevin Pietersen?
Sat 1 Dec 2012
Kevin Pietersen has been widely praised as one of the best England batsmen of the era...
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More or Less: Opinion polling, Kevin Pietersen, and stacking Lego
Fri 30 Nov 2012
On More or Less this week Tim Harford looks at three polls carried out to gauge the on...
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Fergie Time
Sat 24 Nov 2012
This is the first in the new series of the programme. There鈥檚 a well-established get...
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Ash Die Back and Fergie Time
Fri 23 Nov 2012
This is the first in the new series of the programme. Tim Harford has been busy some...
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Brain Food and Bacteria
Mon 19 Nov 2012
There's not an obvious link between chocolate and Nobel prizes, but this did not stop...
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Voodoo polling? Predicting the US election
Mon 12 Nov 2012
This week Ruth Alexander looks at the other winner the US elections. Blogger and of of...
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Is America鈥檚 conviction rate really 99.5%?
Sat 3 Nov 2012
Conrad Black has claimed that 99.5% of prosecution cases in America end up in convictions.
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Predicting L'Aquila Earthquake: is it right to blame the scientists?
Sat 27 Oct 2012
This week six scientists and one ex-government official were sentenced to prison for...
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Life-saving economics
Sat 20 Oct 2012
Professor Al Roth tells Tim Harford about the work for which he has just been awarded...
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Predicting the global population
Fri 12 Oct 2012
Predicting the global population: does anyone really know what鈥檚 going to happen?
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Predicting the Presidency
Sat 6 Oct 2012
Nate Silver tells us who will win the 2012 US election - and how he knows.
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Plenty more fish in the sea?
Sat 29 Sep 2012
Only 100 cod are left in the North Sea according to newspapers. Is this the most wrong...
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Factchecking America
Fri 21 Sep 2012
US Presidential Election factchecked. Is Mitt Romney right to say that 47% of pay no...
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Investigating crime statistics
Fri 14 Sep 2012
Ruth Alexander investigates Sweden's high rape rate, and finds out which countries are...
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Where are the Paralympics Medals?
Sat 8 Sep 2012
Why did the USA top the gold medals league in the Olympics, but not the Paralympics?...
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How to explain infinity to a 4-year-old
Sat 1 Sep 2012
鈥榃hat鈥檚 the number before infinity?鈥� asks Claudia, aged 4. We challenge Johnny...
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Are African leaders more likely to die in office?
Fri 24 Aug 2012
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia is the fourth African premier to die this year alone.
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Levelling the statistical playing field
Mon 20 Aug 2012
Given that some countries are richer than others, and some have larger populations, us...
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The great playing field sell off?
Fri 17 Aug 2012
Given that some countries are richer than others, and some have larger populations, us...
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How to lose money - fast!
Mon 13 Aug 2012
Last week Knight Capital lost a lot of money very quickly. It was the latest chapter...
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How to lose money - fast!
Fri 10 Aug 2012
Last week Knight Capital lost a lot of money very quickly. It was the latest chapter...
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How extraordinary is Ye Shiwen? WS
Fri 3 Aug 2012
There was controversy this week after Ye Shiwen, a young Chinese swimmer, won the 400...
