Two coincidences while holidaying in Hawaii
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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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While on our way from New Zealand to Flagstaff Arizona to attend the 9th International Conference On Teaching Statistics (ICOTS9), my wife and I had several days' holiday in Hawaii staying at the quiet end of Waikiki Beach near the Honolulu Aquarium. While swimming on the beach we got talking to another tourist who told us that he lived in Winslow Arizona, just 60 miles away from Flagstaff, and that his surname was Winslow. Later that day we got talking to a Honolulu policeman who was shopping at the convenience store by our hotel, and we discovered that he had attended the same high school as me in New Zealand.
And than you for a wonderful presentation at ICOTS David! I am now a regular visitor to www.understandinguncertainty.org.
Date submitted:Wed, 23 Jul 2014 23:12:01 +0000Coincidence ID:7678
