Simpson's paradox

Summary

Simpson's paradox is a paradox^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of paradox entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,514 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Simpson's paradox is credited with the discovery of Karl Pearson^[3].
• Simpson's paradox is credited with the discovery of George Udny Yule^[4].
• Simpson's paradox is credited with the discovery of Edward H. Simpson^[5].
• Simpson's paradox's image is recorded as Simpson's paradox continuous.svg^[6].
• Simpson's paradox's instance of is recorded as paradox^[7].
• Edward H. Simpson is named after Simpson's paradox^[8].
• Simpson's paradox's subclass of is recorded as paradox^[9].
• Simpson's paradox's subclass of is recorded as cognitive bias^[10].
• Simpson's paradox's Commons category is recorded as Simpson's paradox^[11].
• Simpson's paradox's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0ch7g^[12].
• Simpson's paradox's significant event is recorded as Sex bias in graduate admissions: data from berkeley^[13].
• Simpson's paradox's MathWorld ID is recorded as SimpsonsParadox^[14].
• Simpson's paradox's Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ID is recorded as paradox-simpson^[15].
• Simpson's paradox's Quora topic ID is recorded as Simpsons-Paradox^[16].
• Simpson's paradox's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[17].
• Simpson's paradox's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 192251291^[18].
• Simpson's paradox's Brilliant Wiki ID is recorded as simpsons-paradox^[19].
• Simpson's paradox's Golden ID is recorded as Simpson's_paradox-EK58R^[20].
• Simpson's paradox's RationalWiki ID is recorded as Simpson's_paradox^[21].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Karl Pearson^[3], a mathematician^[22], 1857–1936^[23], of United Kingdom^[24], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[25], specialised in mathematical statistics^[26]; George Udny Yule^[4], a mathematician^[27], 1871–1951^[28], of United Kingdom^[29], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[30]; and Edward H. Simpson^[5], a mathematician^[31], 1922–2019^[32], of United Kingdom^[33], awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath^[34].

Why It Matters

Simpson's paradox ranks in the top 2% of paradox entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,514 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]