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Big Numbers in the News
06-07-2014, 08:41 PM
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(06-05-2014 05:51 PM)Bill (Smithville NJ) Wrote:  There’s a BBC program called “More or Less” that “explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life”. It’s a fascinating program.

+1 for the show. +2 for listening to it. :-)

For those not in the UK (or NJ :-), you can get this as a free podcast. I've been listening for years. Awesome content and great humor.

I wish American schools would emphasize probability and stats over calculus. Most calculus students, (arguably, almost all) can safely say years later, "no", to the question, "will I ever use this?"

Stats and probability, can be use daily by most. If for any reason to question how data is collected and reported.

I was very happy when my kid picked AP Stats over AP Calculus.
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RE: Big Numbers in the News - lrdheat - 06-05-2014, 08:16 PM
RE: Big Numbers in the News - Mark Hardman - 06-05-2014, 08:58 PM
RE: Big Numbers in the News - Mark Hardman - 06-05-2014, 09:30 PM
RE: Big Numbers in the News - Mark Hardman - 06-05-2014, 09:44 PM
RE: Big Numbers in the News - rprosperi - 06-05-2014, 09:37 PM
RE: Big Numbers in the News - Mark Hardman - 06-06-2014, 01:27 AM
RE: Big Numbers in the News - JimP - 06-06-2014, 02:16 AM
RE: Big Numbers in the News - Garth Wilson - 06-06-2014, 02:16 AM
RE: Big Numbers in the News - Egan Ford - 06-07-2014, 08:18 PM
RE: Big Numbers in the News - Egan Ford - 06-08-2014, 03:02 AM
RE: Big Numbers in the News - Egan Ford - 06-07-2014 08:41 PM
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