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WS More or Less: The Winter Olympics
Which is the most successful country? Plus the chances of a dead heat.
What’s the most successful nation? (0’40”) We look at population, GDP per capita and ski areas of the countries with the most medals.
How do you judge a country’s ‘best’ performance? (3.45”)
What are the chances of dead heat in a race? (6’35”) The two-man bobsleigh event ended in a dead heat with both Canada and Germany achieving a time of three minutes 16.86 seconds.
Is this the coldest winter games? (8’41”)
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More or Less
Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics in the news and in life.