Probability compared
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Introductory Level
Duration 10 mins
Updated 26 Nov 2008
You know you'll die. You know you'll probably never win the lottery. We show you some points in between...
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Monty Hall problem
Introductory Level
Duration 10 mins
Updated 21 Dec 2005
A classic game show conundrum - should you stick with your choice, or change your mind?
The Reality of Risk
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 22 Sep 2005
Is it possible to avoid risks altogether, or are we always destined to be playing the odds?
When Is a Risk Not A Risk?
Introductory Level
Duration 10 mins
Updated 09 Aug 2005
Raj Persaud is one of the most successful psychiatrists in the country. He has appeared in numerous programmes and has published many popular pieces in...
Risk In The Skies
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 22 Jun 2005
Dave Rothery considers the chances of being killed as a result of an asteroid crashing to Earth
Beating The Bookies?
Introductory Level
Duration 15 mins
Updated 22 Jun 2005
The Ever Wondered team gave financial guru Alvin Hall a fiver and sent him off to a greyhound track to explore how you can use...
Confusing Terms In Statistics
Introductory Level
Duration 10 mins
Updated 10 Jan 2005
Kevin McConway explains why, for a statistician, reliable and significant have specific meanings
OU on the BBC: More or Less - About the Series
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 10 Jan 2005
Find out about the BBC/OU's More or Less series, devoted to the powerful, sometimes beautiful, often abused but ever ubiquitous world of numbers
Probability
Introductory Level
Duration 10 mins
Updated 10 Jan 2005
We're thinking about probability more often than we might realise. Even weather forecasts are, at heart, 'chances are' reports
Asteroids: Fear in the skies?
Introductory Level
Duration 5 mins
Updated 04 Aug 2004
Dave Rothery considers the chances of being killed as a result of an asteroid crashing to Earth
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Maths for Science
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Introductory Level
Duration 14 hours
Updated 22 May 2013
Observation, measurement and the recording of data are central activities in science. Speculation and the development of new theories are crucial as well, but ultimately...
The restless Universe
Intermediate Level
Duration 12 hours
Updated 22 May 2013
The restless Universe introduces you to major achievements and figures in the history of physics, from Copernicus to Einstein and beyond. The route from classical...
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