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Simpson's paradox and the wayward researcher
Australasian Journal of Philosophy 75 (3):343 – 359 (1997)
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Simpson's Paradox is introduced and analysed via the mishaps of a researcher who at first falls afoul of the traps Simpson-reversals can set, and then he learns to exploit those traps to advantage. (Note: An error in the treatment of the Sure Thing Principle is corrected in "Simpson's Paradox: A Logically Benign, Empirically Treacherous Hydra")Author's Profile
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