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A-level algorithms, poker and buses

A-level algorithms, poker and buses

We unpick the A-level algoshambles and discover what poker teaches us about statistics.

More or Less · BBC Radio 4

August 19, 202028m 8s

Show Notes

We unpick the A-level algoshambles, discover why 1.3 million Covid tests disappeared from the government's statistics last week, and for reasons that may become clear, we examine the chance of being hit by a bus. Plus, what does poker teach us about the role of randomness in our lives?