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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 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 4.30 pm on Mo[...]
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MoreOrLess: How are drugs' street value calculated? 26 May 2008
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This week: how the police and courts determine the street value of illegal drugs. Plus, dozens of towns in the UK claim to have the most pubs per head of population – but there can only be one with a valid claim on the title. After a search which has lasted weeks, Tim Harford finally announces the More or Less official winner!
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