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WS More or Less: The Winter Olympics
Which is the most successful country? Plus the chances of a dead heat.
What鈥檚 the most successful nation? (0鈥40鈥) We look at population, GDP per capita and ski areas of the countries with the most medals.
How do you judge a country鈥檚 鈥榖est鈥 performance? (3.45鈥)
What are the chances of dead heat in a race? (6鈥35鈥) The two-man bobsleigh event ended in a dead heat with both Canada and Germany achieving a time of three minutes 16.86 seconds.
Is this the coldest winter games? (8鈥41鈥)
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More or Less: Behind the Stats
Tim Harford investigates numbers in the news: are they always reliable?