How long does it take to turn around an oil tanker?
More or Less: Behind the Stats · 2024-09-11
Do illegal migrants receive more in benefits than pensioners?Was Energy Secretary Ed Miliband right to celebrate a “record breaking” renewable energy auction?Is one divided by zero infinity?Why don’t we spend more on evidence that government spending works?And how long does it actually take to turn around an oil tanker?
Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news.
Presenter: Tim HarfordReporter: Charlotte McDonaldProducers: Natasha Fernandes, Bethan Ashmead-Latham and Nathan GowerSeries producer: Tom CollsProduction co-ordinator: Katie MorrisonSound mix: Gareth JonesEditor: Richard Vadon
More or Less: Behind the Stats
Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4
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