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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: Leaflets, taxes, oil workers and classrooms

Leaflets, taxes, oil workers and classrooms

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We look at bad graphs, oil rig extrapolations and pupil populations.

We look at bad graphs, tax promises, oil rig extrapolations, and pupil populations.

What’s going on with the dodgy bar charts that political parties put on constituency campaign leaflets? 

What’s the truth about tax promises?

Are 100,000 oil workers going to lose their jobs in Scotland? 

Will class sizes increase in state schools if private schools increase their fees?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Reporter: Kate Lamble
Producers: Nathan Gower, Beth Ashmead-Latham, Debbie Richford
Production coordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound mix: Neil Churchill
Editor: Richard Vadon

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