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Election endings, tennis and meeting men in finance

The UK's money troubles, NHS managers and a 54% chance of winning a point in tennis.

Are there too many managers in the NHS or too few?

What are the odds of meeting a very tall man in finance (with a trust fund)?

What does it mean that Roger Federer only won 54% of the points he played?

Tim Harford investigates some of the numbers in the news.

Presenter: Tim Harford
Reporter: Kate Lamble
Producers: Nathan Gower, Beth Ashmead Latham and Debbie Richford
Series producer: Tom Colls
Production coordinator: Brenda Brown
Sound mix: Rod Farquhar
Editor: Richard Vadon

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28 minutes

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Fri 5 Jul 2024 16:30

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  • Wed 3 Jul 2024 09:00
  • Fri 5 Jul 2024 16:30

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