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Using statistics in court

Tim Harford tackles the use of statistics in court, the average rise in rail fares, infinity and resolves another marital dispute about probability.

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30 minutes

Last on

Sun 8 Jan 201220:00

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  • Fri 6 Jan 201216:30
  • Sun 8 Jan 201220:00

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