The Data Detective with Tim Harford Part One
Jill on Money with Jill Schlesinger
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🗓️ 13 March 2021
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Today we think statistics are the enemy, numbers used to mislead and confuse us.
Our guest this weekend, Tim Harford, says that's a mistake.
In his latest book, The Data Detective, Harford says we shouldn’t be suspicious of statistics, we need to understand what they mean and how they can improve our lives: they are, at heart, human behavior seen through the prism of numbers and are often “the only way of grasping much of what is going on around us.”
If we can toss aside our fears and learn to approach them clearly, understanding how our own preconceptions lead us astray, statistics can point to ways we can live better and work smarter.
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| 1:04.3 | Welcome to the Jill on Money Podcast. |
| 1:06.6 | It is Saturday, March 13th. |
| 1:09.7 | Are you ready to spring ahead? |
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