Simpsons Paradox

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Related: Judea Pearl · Michael Nielsen · Causal Inference · Directed Acyclic Graphs · Probability Theory · Confounding · Statistical Aggregation · Weightwatcher

Notes

• A visual explanation of Simpson's Paradox — Aggregate trend reverses when data is disaggregated by subgroups
• If correlation doesn't imply causation, then what does? — Judea Pearl's causal calculus inferring causation from observational data
• Simpson's Paradox and Deep Learning Metrics with Weightwatcher — WeightWatcher power-law metrics resolving Simpson's paradox in DNN evaluation
• Simpson's Paradox and its Implications in Data Science - KDnuggets — Aggregate trends reversing upon disaggregation mislead data-driven decisions