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Investigating crime statistics

Ruth Alexander investigates Sweden's high rape rate, and finds out which countries are the surprise leaders of the world kidnap league. Plus, who went home from the London 2012 Games with more medals – Olympians or Paralympians? This programme was first broadcast on the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ World Service

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10 minutes

Unlock the history and truth behind the data with The OU

Explore how numbers shape, and sometimes mislead us, with The Open University.

When can you trust statistics?

When can you trust statistics?

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Ideas discovers three easy ways to help make sense of statistics.

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