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Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics used in everyday life

Tim Harford explains - and sometimes debunks - the numbers and statistics used in political debate, the news and everyday life

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More or Less: Skin cancer, London rents and your great-great-great-granddaughter

Skin cancer, London rents and your great-great-great-granddaughter

BBC Radio 4 - More or Less, Skin cancer, London rents and your great-great-great-granddaughter

Is it true that 1 in 4 men and 1 in 5 women in the UK will get skin cancer?

Is it true that 1 in 4 men and 1 in 5 women in the UK will get skin cancer in their lifetime?

A BBC report quoted a study that said 1 in 4 men and 1 in 5 women in the UK will get skin cancer in their lifetime. Tim Harford and the team look into the detail. Also London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan said London’s average rent will hit £2,700 a month next year, with the average take home salary £2,131. How accurate are the figures and what do they tell us about the affordability of the capital’s rental properties? We fact check Donald Trump’s recent claim that 35,000 Americans died building the Panama Canal. And as noughties band Busted re-release Year 3000 with the Jonas Brothers, just how many greats should be in front of “granddaughter” in that famous lyric?

Presenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Jon Bithrey
Reporters: Natasha Fernandes, Daniel Gordon, Nathan Gower and Tom Farmer
Editor: Richard Vadon
Production Co-ordinator: Maria Ogundele

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