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Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life

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12/11/2022 GMT

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Tim Harford discusses the role statistics should play in the reporting of the news

Tim Harford and guests discuss the role statistics should play in the reporting of the news

How can journalists improve their use of statistics in their reporting of the world around us? It’s a question US academics John Bailer and Rosemary Pennington tackle in their new book Statistics Behind the Headlines. They join Tim Harford to talk about how journalism can be improved by asking the right questions about numbers and using them in the wider context of a story.
 
Presenter: Tim Harford
Producer: Jon Bithrey

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