Late for Dr. Phil

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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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Here's another one just for fun: This happened a few years ago: I was working then, on my way home, wanting to see the second part of a Dr. Phil program. but I was stuck in traffic. I glanced at my clock which read 3:14 at the moment. That's not unusual it happens so frequently. that I feel very odd that it just happens to be 3:14 when I glance at a clock. "Oh, well, I'm not going to make it." I thought, resigned but grateful that the show repeats later in the evening. Traffic moves ahead a bit and the auto next to me pulls ahead. his license tab is: 314 TOO. 314 TOO!!! HONESTLY! I'd like to know what his story about 314 is. 314 is the first numbers of pi.
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Date submitted:Sun, 01 Jun 2014 21:00:02 +0000Coincidence ID:7596