Comment: Understanding Simpson's paradox

American Statistician

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 8-13

  Pearl, Judea ^a  

^a Engineering IV   (United States)

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EID: 84901801662     PISSN: 00031305     EISSN: 15372731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00031305.2014.876829     Document Type: Note

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