Simpson's paradox
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title:
Simpson's paradox
text:
Simpson's paradox is a phenomenon in probability and statistics in which a trend appears in several groups of data but disappears or reverses when the groups are combined. This result is often encountered in social-science and medical-science statistics, and is particularly problematic when frequency data are unduly given causal interpretations. The paradox can be resolved when confounding variables and causal relations are appropriately addressed in the statistical modeling. Simpson's paradox h
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Error in statistical reasoning with groups
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson%27s_paradox
date created:
2001-12-01T10:29:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T10:55:32Z
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