More or Less: Behind the Stats
More or Less makes sense of the numbers that surround us and that rule our world. With wit, freshness and simplicity Tim Harford shows the genuine significance of statistics, productivity, performance indicators, measurements and quantification of every kind. We all use numbers in so many ...
More or Less makes sense of the numbers that surround us and that rule our world. With wit, freshness and simplicity Tim Harford shows the genuine significance of statistics, productivity, performance indicators, measurements and quantification of every kind. We all use numbers in so many ways to argue about, understand, help make sense of the world around us. More or Less hopes to make that task easier, more entertaining, more surprising. This half-hour programme is broadcast at 1330 on Friday afternoons and repeated at 2000 on Sundays on Radio 4.
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NHS hospital deaths
Tim Harford examines the claim that NHS hospital patients are ...
Tim Harford examines the claim that NHS hospital patients are 45% more likely to die...
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Formula 1 racing risk
'I accept every time I get in my car, there's ...
'I accept every time I get in my car, there's a 20% chance I could die'.
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Do free school meals work?
All pupils at infant schools in England are to get ...
All pupils at infant schools in England are to get free school lunches from next but I...
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Sexual violence statistics in Asia
Almost a quarter of men in some Asian countries admit ...
Almost a quarter of men in some Asian countries admit rape, it has been reported.
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Fertility: when is too late?
Psychologist Jean Twenge argues that women in their late thirties ...
Psychologist Jean Twenge argues that women in their late thirties shouldn’t be as of...
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The death toll in Syria
As global leaders remain divided on whether to carry out ...
As global leaders remain divided on whether to carry out a military strike against in...
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The Death Toll in Syria
Tim Harford looks at the different claims made about how ...
Tim Harford looks at the different claims made about how many people have been killed...
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Counting climate migrants
Is it true that environmental problems will create 200 million ...
Is it true that environmental problems will create 200 million migrants? Some and warn...
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What price the life of a badger?
Has the government taken into account the worth of a ...
Has the government taken into account the worth of a badger's life in any cost-benefit...
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Is coffee bad for you?
People who drink more than 4 cups of coffee increase ...
People who drink more than 4 cups of coffee increase their chances of dying by 50%, it...
