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Seems like an inappropriate use of the word "paradox". How about Simpson's intuitive situation?
by clircle 2y ago
Seems like an inappropriate use of the word "paradox". How about Simpson's intuitive situation?
- travisjungroth 2y ago“Going against common expectation” is well established as one of the definitions of “paradox”. Check any dictionary you choose.
- reallybees 2y agoParadoxical iff data sets are isolated; explains the Gemini effect. Preferences tend to model future outcomes if sample sizes of surveyors are combined.
- eadler 2y agoIt is a veridical paradox, not a falsidical paradox. A falsidical paradox is what most people think of as a formal paradox: from the assertions you derive a conclusion which is false (either deductively or inductively). A veridical paradox is where you derive a true result which appears absurd. it is an informal classification based on intuition. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banach%E2%80%93Tarski_paradox https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banach%E2%80%93Tarski_paradox is a classic veridical paradox.