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More or Less - 30/12/2011

A guide to interesting, informative or just plain idiosyncratic numbers of the year. Plus, does probability really exist?

The year in numbers - people name and discuss the number which they found to be the most revealing or surprising. Plus, does probability really exist. Contributors: David Spiegelhalter, Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk at Cambridge University; Owen Spottiswoode, Fullfact.org; Tracey Brown from Sense about Science; Jil Matheson, UK Statistics Authority; George Monbiot; Sir Mark Walport, Director of the Wellcome Trust; Money Box presenter Paul Lewis; Sports Statistician, Robert Mastrodomenico; Dr Linda Yeuh Economics Correspondent at Bloomberg; Stand up Mathematician Matt Parker.

  • Broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 8:00PM Sun, 1 Jan 2012
  • Available until 12:00AM Thu, 1 Jan 2099
  • First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 4:30PM Fri, 30 Dec 2011
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  • Duration 30 minutes

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