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It might even put your mind at rest!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Further Reading<br \/>\nThe Undercover Philosopher&#8217;s book; click here: <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Undercover-Philosopher-Guide-Detecting-Delusions\/dp\/1851685812\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1423000235&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+undercover+philosopher\" target=\"_blank\">The<em> Undercover Philosopher<\/em>: A Guide to Detecting Shams, Lies, and Delusions<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Before enjoying the video below, see Tim Harford&#8217;s article <em>Making a lottery out of the law: <\/em>\u2018The cure for \u201cbad statistics\u201d isn\u2019t \u201cno statistics\u201d \u2014 it\u2019s using statistical tools properly\u2019 (<a href=\"http:\/\/timharford.com\/2015\/02\/making-a-lottery-out-of-the-law\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">link<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0nq7WbZRiZc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medical statistics aren&#8217;t always what they appear &#8211; luckily for some the odds can be wrong. 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