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 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
Episodes to download
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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...
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How extraordinary is Ye Shiwen?
Fri 3 Aug 2012
There was controversy this week after Ye Shiwen, a young Chinese swimmer, won the 400...
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Gun laws and gold medals (WS)
Sat 28 Jul 2012
Last week's mass-shooting at a cinema in Colorado has - not surprisingly - intensified...
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Gun laws and gold medals
Fri 27 Jul 2012
Last week's mass-shooting at a cinema in Colorado has - not suprisingly - intensified...
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Has clamping down on drugs made the Tour de France slower? (WS)
Fri 20 Jul 2012
The Tour de France, we are told, has finally cleaned up its act and clamped down on of...
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Has clamping down on drugs made the Tour de France slower?
Fri 20 Jul 2012
The Tour de France, we are told, has finally cleaned up its act and clamped down on of...
