Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
statistical phenomenon
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Yule–Simpson_effect
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| gptkbp:category |
paradox in statistics
statistical fallacy |
| gptkbp:describedBy |
gptkb:Simpson,_E._H._(1951)_'The_Interpretation_of_Interaction_in_Contingency_Tables'
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| gptkbp:example |
gptkb:Berkeley_gender_bias_case
Kidney stone treatment study |
| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:probability_theory
statistics |
| gptkbp:firstDescribed |
1951
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Simpson's paradox
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| gptkbp:implies |
importance of considering subgroup analysis
misleading conclusions from aggregated data potential for reversal of association direction |
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Edward_H._Simpson
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| gptkbp:occurredIn |
a trend appears in several different groups of data but disappears or reverses when these groups are combined
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
causal inference
aggregation confounding variable |
| gptkbp:studiedIn |
gptkb:medicine
data science economics epidemiology social sciences |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Yule–Simpson_effect
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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