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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”)
Unlock the history and truth behind the data with The OU
Explore how numbers shape, and sometimes mislead us, with The Open University.
When can you trust statistics?
BBC Ideas discovers three easy ways to help make sense of statistics.
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Tim Harford explains the numbers and statistics used in everyday life.
