Antique Shop
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understandinguncertainty.org was produced by the Winton programme for the public understanding of risk based in the Statistical Laboratory in the University of Cambridge. The aim was to help improve the way that uncertainty and risk are discussed in society, and show how probability and statistics can be both useful and entertaining.
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Some 10 years ago I was driving in a suburb of Birmingham which I did not know very well - I drove past a junk shop and being a collector decided to look round. On entering the owner was on the phone and told me to look round, - he stayed on the phone for about 10 minutes continually apologising to me and telling me to look round - eventually he put the phone down - exasperated that the person he was waiting for was out and said to me "you would think car dealers would be keen for your business these days instead of being impossible to get hold of". I said "I am a car dealer maybe i can help you" to which he said "thanks for offering but all I want is a new Volvo and i always deal with John Leek Volvo Dealer at Quinton" - I said to him "you are not going to believe is but that's me!" He couldn't believe it and neither could I - we both sat down and had a much needed cup of tea and yes he did have a Volvo Estate off us!
Date submitted:Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:01:45 +0000Coincidence ID:5513
