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Old August 25th 15, 10:30 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default UKMO and the BBC

On 24/08/15 19:55, Hils wrote:
So the Met Office can't write a simple computer program while the BBC
thinks its viewers are too thick to understand probabilities. Call me
cynical, but those have a distinct ring of truth to my ears.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...-10469783.html


I've been using the Met-office app on Android and have not had any
problems with it - except for the accuracy of the forecast!

Maybe if they used betting odds as an alternative to probabilities most
people would understand