[Please Help. I have been waiting for a while now. Thank You!]

Describe Simpson's paradox with a clear example. Be sure to explain a scatterplot or data as appropriate.

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[Please Help. I have been waiting for a while now. Thank You!]

Describe Simpson's paradox with a clear example. Be sure to explain a scatterplot or data as appropriate.

anonymous · Answer

@amistre64

anonymous · Answer

@mathstudent55

anonymous · Answer

@AlexandervonHumboldt2 Please help.

amistre64 · Answer

https://www.google.com/search?q=Describe+Simpson%27s+paradox&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

anonymous · Answer

Yes, I saw that but I still don't really understand.

mathstudent55 · Answer

This may be of interest to you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson's_paradox

amistre64 · Answer

ive never come across it in my schooling, so ive got no ideas

anonymous · Answer

Oh okay. Well thank you for your help!

amistre64 · Answer

http://ftp.cs.ucla.edu/pub/stat_ser/r414.pdf Lindley and Novick (1981) elevated Simpson's paradox to new heights by showing that there was no statistical criterion that would warn the investigator against drawing the wrong conclusions or indicate which data represented the correct answer. First they showed that reversal may lead to difficult choices in critical decision-making situations: "The apparent answer is, that when we know that the gender of the patient is male or when we know that it is female we do not use the treatment, but if the gender is unknown we should use the treatment! Obviously that conclusion is ridiculous."

anonymous · Answer

Great thank you so much! @amistre64