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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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On a trip to Shanghia last year, my colleague withdrew some cash from a cash machine in our hotel one evening. We had a late night out and went to work the next day with hangovers. During the day, my colleague realised he no longer had his credit card. On return to our hotel in the evening, he asked if it had been handed in and was advised yes, a credit card for Mr Paul Tuck had been handed in the night before. When he asked for it, it as a master card - his was a visa card - and it was another Paul Tuck who had lost a credit card in the same hotel in Shanghai. Coincidence or what? He never did get his credit card back as it must have been lost.
Date submitted:Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:54:40 +0000Coincidence ID:5311
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