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Paternity. Have you heard that one in 10 men is not really the father of the child they think is theirs? We expose this supposed "fact" as an urban myth, discovering that there is no cred...ible research to support it. Aids: There are between 23.4 and 28.4 million people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa according to UN AIDS. But have the figures been quietly revised downwards? Mobile phone safety: If you are anxious about mobile phones following the latest report from the British Radiological Protection Board by Sir William Stewart, we look in detail at one of the risks cited. Sir William says his advice that children should be restricted in their use of mobile phones was influenced by a Swedish study on an association between phone use and tumours in the ear. We take a careful look at the numbers in that study, with interesting results. Weather: A short essay by Helen Joyce, editor of Significance, the magazine of the Royal Statistical Society, offers some reasons for thinking twice about averages, particularly if you've an eye on the weather.
Paternity. Have you heard that one in 10 men is not really the father of the child they think is theirs? We expose this supposed "fact" as an urban myth, discovering that there is no cred...ible research to support it. Aids: There are between 23.4 and 28.4 million people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa according to UN AIDS. But have the figures been quietly revised downwards? Mobile phone safety: If you are anxious about mobile phones following the latest report from the British Radiological Protection Board by Sir William Stewart, we look in detail at one of the risks cited. Sir William says his advice that children should be restricted in their use of mobile phones was influenced by a Swedish study on an association between phone use and tumours in the ear. We take a careful look at the numbers in that study, with interesting results. Weather: A short essay by Helen Joyce, editor of Significance, the magazine of the Royal Statistical Society, offers some reasons for thinking twice about averages, particularly if you've an eye on the weather.
| Series: | More or less |
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| Episode | 1 |
| First transmission date: | 2005-01-13 |
| Published: | 2005 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:24:23 |
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| Producer: | Michael Blastland |
| Contributors: | A. W Dilnot; Helen Joyce; Sir William Stewart |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Subject terms: | Mathematical statistics; Social sciences--Statistical methods |
| Production number: | AUDA636A |
| Available to public: | no |
