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[–] AbouBenAdhem 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They’re trying to invent a new name for a phenomenon that’s already well-known in statistics: Simpson’s paradox.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

/u/[email protected] I am pleasantly surprised that Simpson is the name of a mathematician and not some pop-science based on Homer & Bart.