"Fools never differ"

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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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Many years ago one of my mother-in-law's sisters had been very ill and was recovering in bed. As it was her birthday a few of us had gone to see her with presents. My mother-in-law, another one of her sisters and myself had all bought her the same present!
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Date submitted:Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:32:10 +0000Coincidence ID:5123