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Higgs boson statistics

Higgs boson statistics

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats


Higgs boson statistics

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats

ratings:
Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Dec 16, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In the week scientists at the Large Hadron Collider announced that the most coveted prize in particle physics - the Higgs boson - may have been found, Tim Harford hears that the statistical significance is being mis-reported. Plus, the difficulties of cornering a market (especially when the commodity is a 1980s plastic doll). And, Tim Harford talks to author Keith Devlin about how Fibonacci revolutionised trade by introducing medieval businessmen to simple arithmetic.
Released:
Dec 16, 2011
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4