Will Rogers phenomenon
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title:
Will Rogers phenomenon
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The Will Rogers phenomenon, also rarely called the Okie paradox, is when moving an observation from one group to another increases the average of both groups. It is named after a joke attributed to the comedian Will Rogers about Dust Bowl migration during the Great Depression: When the Okies left Oklahoma and moved to California, they raised the average intelligence level in both states. The joke's premise is that Okies were not as bright as the average Oklahoman, but smarter than the average Ca
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Statistical phenomenon and paradox
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Rogers_phenomenon
date created:
2004-02-11T04:50:31Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T15:34:08Z
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