Journal of the Korean Statistical Society
- Volume 16 Issue 2
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- Pages.117-127
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- 1987
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- 1226-3192(pISSN)
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- 2005-2863(eISSN)
Chances of Simpson's Paradox
- Jeon, Jong-Woo (Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Seoul National University) ;
- Chung, Han-Yeong (Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Seoul National University) ;
- Bae, Jong-Sig (Department of Computer Science and Statistics, Seoul National University)
- Published : 1987.12.01
Abstract
The Simpson's paradox is a paradoxical phenomenon which might occur when analyzing $2 \times 2$ contingency table. This paper considers the role of probability assignment of the experimental units in reducing the chances of Simpson's paradox. Numerical results are given to illustrate how the chance of Simpson's paradox behaves.
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