Tuned in radio
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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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My name is Paul, and on my return from a particularly difficult day at work, I opened the door to my two up, two down house and picked up the remote control for my radio. As it took a few seconds to come on, I proceeded to the kitchen to get a beer from the fridge. As I put my hands on the door of fridge, I heard a female voice from the radio suddenly announce "Paul, please don't have a drink, you know you only drink when you're unhappy". The radio play moved on whilst I froze. It's almost enough to put you off your beer...
Date submitted:Sat, 06 Jun 2015 22:46:46 +0000Coincidence ID:8119
