Simpson's paradox
Simpson's paradox (or the Yule-Simpson effect) is a statistical paradox described by E. H. Simpson in 1951 and G. U. Yule in 1903, in which the successes of several groups seem to be reversed when the groups are combined. This seemingly impossible result is encountered surprisingly often in social science and medical statistics.
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Statistical - Paradox - E. H. Simpson - 1951 - G. U. Yule - 1903
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