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Ah, yes indeed! Thank you. I really enjoyed this explanation of Simpson's Paradox: http://michaelnielsen.org/reinventing_explanation/ http://michaelnielsen.org
by neilkakkar 6y ago
Ah, yes indeed! Thank you.
I really enjoyed this explanation of Simpson's Paradox: http://michaelnielsen.org/reinventing_explanation/ http://michaelnielsen.org/reinventing_explanation/
- tmoertel 6y agoA better, more satisfying explanation for Simpson's Paradox comes from Pearl et al.'s work in modern causation theory, in which they point out that the paradox exists only because we fail to consider the causal structure that generated the apparently paradoxical data. If we take that structure into account and are clear about the causal question we are trying to answer, the paradox disappears. For a recent example involving COVID-19, check out this blog post: http://causality.cs.ucla.edu/blog/index.php/2020/07/06/race-covid-mortality-and-simpsons-paradox-by-dana-mackenzie/ http://causality.cs.ucla.edu/blog/index.php/2020/07/06/race-...
- srean 6y agoHi Tom I used to enjoy your blog a lot and your posts on G+ pray continue blogging.