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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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Submitted by gmp26 on Wed, 03/10/2007 - 12:34pm

These might include:

  1. Lifestyle
    1. Sex
    2. Drugs
    3. Smoking
    4. Alcohol
  2. Childhood
    1. Accidents
    2. Violence
    3. Obesity
  3. Healthcare
    1. NICE approvals
    2. Vaccines (MMR etc)
    3. League tables
    4. Drug Safety
    5. MRSA, C Diff etc
    6. Screening
  4. Education
    1. league tables
  5. Recreation
    1. Online gambling
    2. Lottery
    3. ranking footballers / chess / online gaming /
  6. Transport:
    1. Railway safety
    2. speed cameras
    3. cycle helmets
  7. Crime:
    1. Iris recognition
    2. crime statistics
  8. Environment:
    1. nuclear power
    2. climate change
    3. EMR
    4. Food
    5. Food safety
  9. Epidemics
    1. Bird flu
    2. Foot and mouth
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