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Simpson’s Paradox – A Survey of Past, Present and Future Research

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: Simpson’s paradox refers to the reversal of a statistical relationship between two variables in sub-populations when the sub-populations are combined and analyzed as a population. This article is intended to provide a broad survey of the past, present and future research surrounding the issue. Real data from a discrimination litigation case is examined to identify the occurrence of the paradox.

Source: Scholarly Commons (University of Pennsylvania)

Author: Yao Hua Ooi

Language: English

Topic: Probability and Statistical Research

Subfield: Statistics and Probability

Field: Mathematics

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W11528363

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Cites: 14

Cited by: 3

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