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The world we live in is awash with data that comes pouring in from everywhere around us. On its own, this data is just noise and confusion. To make sense of data, to find the meaning in it, we need the powerful branch of science, statistics.
Believe me, there’s nothing boring about statistics. Especially not today when we can make the data sing.
With statistics, we can really make sense of the world. Join me on a fascinating journey to discover how from crime to health, from language learning to the way science itself is conducted, the answers, the insights and yes the beauty lie in the stats.
To find out more about the Joy of Stats visit the Open University’s OpenLearn website.
"Believe me" says Hans Rosling, " there's nothing boring about statistics." You'll need no further convincing as Hans takes us on a journey through our world, using data as a guide.
A programme, The Joy Of Stats, comes to BBC Four December 7th 2010
Episode by episode
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The Joy Of Stats: Why you might go up a hill, but come down a crime victim
Plotting San Francisco's crimes onto a topographical map revealed a surprising factor in crime rates: where you are on a hill.
Listen nowThe Joy Of Stats: Why you might go up a hill, but come down a crime victimLevel: 1 Introductory
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The Joy Of Stats: 200 countries, 200 years, 4 minutes
Using top-quality data visualisation, Hans Rosling takes us through 200 years of global development.
Listen nowThe Joy Of Stats: 200 countries, 200 years, 4 minutesLevel: 1 Introductory
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The Joy Of Stats: Above average
How many legs does the average Swede have? The surprising answer can tell us a lot about averages...
Listen nowThe Joy Of Stats: Above averageLevel: 1 Introductory
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The Joy Of Stats: The Lady With A Data Visualisation
Famous for her lamp, it was the light shed by Florence Nightingale's statistics that really saved lives in great numbers.
Listen nowThe Joy Of Stats: The Lady With A Data VisualisationLevel: 1 Introductory
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The Joy Of Stats: Meaningless and meaningful correlations
Just because two things might appear to be related, it doesn't mean they are - but it's the meaningful correlations that are the treasures of statistical analysis.
Listen nowThe Joy Of Stats: Meaningless and meaningful correlationsLevel: 1 Introductory
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The Joy Of Stats: How statistics make understanding foreign words simpler
Through a massive statistical analysis, Google have taught a machine to translate across dozens of languages pretty effectively.
Listen nowThe Joy Of Stats: How statistics make understanding foreign words simplerLevel: 1 Introductory
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Have you got a passion for statistics?
Find out about how you can study statistics with The Open University - and try the StatsChoices website to create your path through study.
Weblinks
Gapminder
Hans Rosling talk at TED
Gateway to UK Statistics
Office For National Statistics
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