Where on the Web do you go for credible information on, say, the odds of someone having a heart attack? Or a spouse having an affair? Or the probability of hundreds of other things occurring in everyday life?
One place is The Book of Odds (http://outlier.bookofodds.com/) -- an online database of probability statements intended to inform, educated and entertain readers. It covers hundreds of serious and less-than-serious topics arranged under four broad categories: accidents and death; daily life and activities; health and illness; and relationships and society. The odds statements are fully sourced -- though some of the research behind these numbers is pretty old. Aside from browsing the database by category, you can search by keyword or numerical odds.
Some examples:
1 in 5,533,000 / The odds a person will be killed by lightning in a year.
1 in 8.14 / The odds a female will be diagnosed with breast cancer.
1 in 41.67 / The odds a man 18-70 has a phobia of snakes.
1 in 24.56 / The odds a registered vehicle in Hawaii has vanity plates.
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