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The programme that investigates the numbers everywhere; in the news, in politics, in life. Topics covered include knife crime, imperial and metric measures, Strictly Come Dancing and issues with pu...blic telephone voting, how mathematical blunders contributed to the credit crunch, quantitative finance, knife crime, and childhood obesity.
The programme that investigates the numbers everywhere; in the news, in politics, in life. Topics covered include knife crime, imperial and metric measures, Strictly Come Dancing and issues with pu...blic telephone voting, how mathematical blunders contributed to the credit crunch, quantitative finance, knife crime, and childhood obesity.
| Series: | More or less |
|---|---|
| Episode | 3 |
| First transmission date: | 2008-12-19 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC Radio 3 |
| Published: | 2008 |
| 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: | 00:27:30 |
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| Producer: | Innes Bowen |
| Presenter: | Tim Harford |
| Contributors: | Innes Bowen; Warwick Cairns; Tim Cole; Simon Cox; Tim Harford; Oliver Hawkins; Derek Pollard; Paul Wilmott |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Averaging; Body mass index; Risk management |
| Subject terms: | Economics; Probabilities; Statistics |
| Production number: | 08VE20510LHO |
| Available to public: | no |
