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> 93.687% more likely to believe one that has more than four significant figures
and are 100% unable to evaluate relative risks or distinguish between likelihood of an event and the seriousness of the event's occurrence. See, for example, that large numbers have foresaken the London tube recently in order to take their lives in their hands on the statistically far more dangerous use of bicycles on London's crowded roads...
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100% unable to evaluate relative risks
I don't believe that. It's got only one significant figure.
Now, if you'd said 100%±3dB…
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> if you'd said 100%±3dB…
I can't shout that loud!
More people died on UK roads in traffic 'accidents' (ie, avoidable human misjudgments and errors) in the seven days following the first tube bombs than in that event. No two-minute silence or fancy church services for all those deaths. More additional deaths were caused in the USA by people taking to the roads in the year-long post 9/11 'I won't fly' frenzy than died in the twin towers themselves. Strange thing, risk assessment...
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