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Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures: How to Make the World Add Up - Tim Harford

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The Secrets of Mathematics
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You have to sympathise with statistics. Misunderstood and misused when all they want to do is accumulate. What they need is a little human understanding. Tim Harford's Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture does just that.
No slides, no notes, just Tim telling us how to be on our guard.

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Series
The Secrets of Mathematics
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Tim Harford
Keywords
mathematics
statistics
Department: Mathematical Institute
Date Added: 02/11/2020
Duration: 00:52:35

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