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Probability compared

Updated Wednesday, 26 November 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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Chance is a strange business. You know that you're going to die someday – you know that it's hugely unlikely that you'll be killed by a shark. But are you more likely to lose your bags flying through the American airport network than to win the lottery? Roll with the risk, as we show you probability compared...

 

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