Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4
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How Deadly Is Ebola?
Media reports are suggesting that as many as 12,000 people may have Ebola in West Africa, but experts tell More or Less that's not the case. It's also said that Ebola kills up to 90% of victims, but while that's true of one outbreak, the death rate in other Ebola outbreaks has varied widely. Tim Harford and Ruth Alexander