Diamonds are for coincidences
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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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A friend posted an item on Facebook about how deBeers had made diamonds seem rare and desirable by suggesting their worth and subsequently selling them in rings.
At that moment I happened to be watching a 'Take me out' repeat which had gone into the outcome of a couple who had selected on the show.
The female participant suggested a description for her selected partner just as I was reading the FB posting : she said ' He is a diamond in the rough' !
Date submitted:Wed, 27 Jan 2016 19:17:33 +0000Coincidence ID:8378
