Royal Statistical Society christmas quiz: have you got what it takes?
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Solving the RSS's fiendishly tricky festive quiz will require general knowledge, logic and lateral thinking
The Royal Statistical Society has published a wickedly difficult Christmas quiz to entertain puzzle fans over the festive break for the past 24 years, and this year's challenge, set by Dr Tim Paulden, may well be one of the toughest yet. Cracking the 13 problems below will require a blend of general knowledge, logic, and lateral thinking, but as usual no specialist mathematical knowledge is needed.
Two helpful tips for budding solvers:
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