Simpson’s Paradox: Why Your Brain Misinterprets Data
Defining Simpson’s Paradox: The Core Concept Simpson’s Paradox is a counter-intuitive statistical phenomenon wherein a trend or relationship that appears in several different groups of data disappears or, crucially, reverses when these groups are combined or aggregated. This reversal occurs when the raw data from two or more distinct studies or observational cohorts are merged, […]
Spurious Correlation: Why Your Brain Sees False Patterns
Spurious Correlation The Core Definition of Spurious Correlation A spurious correlation refers to a statistical relationship between two or more variables that appears to be causal but is, in fact, due to the influence of one or more unseen or unacknowledged external variables. Simply put, while two variables (X and Y) demonstrate a consistent pattern […]