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Pop Quiz: 20 Percent Chance Of Rain. Do You Need An Umbrella?

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This week, All Things Considered is exploring how people interpret probability. What does it mean to us, for example, when a doctor says an operation has a 70 percent chance of success?

One of the most common encounters with percent probabilities has to do with weather. Take …Read More

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