Behind the numbers

Really get to grips with the stories behind the numbers:

When media meet numbers

Can you rely on numbers in the news? Examine statistics and the media.

A hand with sums

Your ability with calculations could be down to your fingertips: how do humans set about learning about numbers?

Words about numbers

There's more to statistics than numbers - unfortunately, there's a lot of words too. If you think the figures are slippery, meet the confusing terms.

Our survey says...

Finding out opinions is a tricky business - you can't ask everyone your question, so you have to rely on sampling. It's the art of the possible, according to our survey of surveys.

Figures at work

They do more than sum up the profit and loss - discover the wide role played by numbers in business.

Does it all add up?

Are the rules of maths part of the natural order, or are they a construction? Consider the philosophy of maths.

Odds against?

Consider yourself lucky or simply skillful in the game of chance? How much can you determine the outcome of events,if at all? Find out all about your chances in coincidence, correlation and chance.