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Simpson's paradox (Definition)
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Cross-references: area, paradox, log-odds ratio, negative, positive, odds, variable, response variable, explanatory variable, categorical, ratio, contingency table, conclusion, conditional, odds ratio
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This is version 5 of Simpson's paradox, born on 2004-10-06, modified 2008-04-15.
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AMS MSC62H17 (Statistics :: Multivariate analysis :: Contingency tables)

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