Simpson's paradox
phenomenon in probability and statistics, in which a trend appears in several different groups of data but disappears or reverses when these groups are combined
Facts
6 properties- Instance of
- paradox
- Subclass of
- paradox, cognitive bias[6][7]
- Discoverer or inventor
- Karl Pearson, George Udny Yule, Edward H. Simpson[2][3][4]
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics[9]
- Named after
- Edward H. Simpson[5]
- Significant event
- Sex Bias in Graduate Admissions: Data from Berkeley[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en reversal paradox
en Yule–Simpson effect
en Simpson's reversal
en Simpson's paradox
en Simpson paradox
en amalgamation paradox
ar مفارقة سمبسون
cs Simpsonův paradox
de Simpsons Paradoxon
de Simpsonsches Paradoxon
de Simpson-Paradoxon
es Efecto Yule Simpson
es Efecto Yule-Simpson
es Paradoja de Simpson
fa پارادوکس سیمپسون
fi Simpsonin paradoksi
fr Paradoxe de Simpson
he פרדוקס סימפסון
it Paradosso di Simpson
ja シンプソンのパラドックス
🔖 Identifiers · 8
- Brilliant Wiki ID
- simpsons-paradox
- Freebase ID
- /m/0ch7g
- Golden ID (archived)
- Simpson's_paradox-EK58R
- MathWorld ID
- SimpsonsParadox
- Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
- 192251291
- Quora topic ID
- Simpsons-Paradox
- RationalWiki ID
- Simpson's_paradox
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ID
- paradox-simpson
🔗 Connections
Discoverer or inventor 3
Subclass of 2
Created notable works 1
Instance of 1
Maintained by WikiProject 1
Named after 1
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Summary
Simpson's paradox is a paradox[1].
Body
Works and Contributions
Credited discoveries include Karl Pearson[2], a mathematician[10], 1857–1936[11], of United Kingdom[12], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[13], specialised in mathematical statistics[14]; George Udny Yule[3], a mathematician[15], 1871–1951[16], of United Kingdom[17], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[18]; and Edward H. Simpson[4], a mathematician[19], 1922–2019[20], of United Kingdom[21], awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath[22].