Chance Encounter

As of the 23rd May 2022 this website is archived and will receive no further updates.

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.

Many of the animations were produced using Flash and will no longer work.

I just moved to a new city of 11,000,000 residents and only know a handful of people. I went to my local police station to report a crime that was committed against me by a person who is 2,000 miles away. When I arrived there were three people in the lobby of the station. I know the person at the counter, they manage the business affairs of the individual who I am attempting to report for multiple crimes including stalking.
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Date submitted:Sun, 18 Dec 2016 09:54:27 +0000Coincidence ID:8967