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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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I have lived in North Bucks for 50 years. My nephew David grew up and lived in Wales till he graduated. Then he got a job in Brussels where he met a young lady, Antonia, a financial journalist. In August this year I went to the 60th birthday party of a local friend and there met her oldest friend of some 40 years standing, who had lived all over the UK and abroad. Whilst chatting, she mentioned her daughter who worked in financial journalism. To fill the conversation I said that my nephew had a financial journalist girlfriend whom he met in Brussels. "Not called Antonia?" said my new acquaintance. I confirmed it was so and it turns out the daughter met David and Antonia while she herself was in Brussels and they were friends. What are the chances!
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Date submitted:Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:56:54 +0000Coincidence ID:5208