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Re:Berkson's Paradox by kgwgk on Thursday March 25, 2021 @05:23AM (#26577988)
Another difference is that Simpson's "paradox" involves all the subgroups that the full population is partitioned into, unlike Berkson's "paradox".
Re:Berkson's Paradox by junippor on Thursday March 25, 2021 @05:42AM (#26578114)
I like how you put paradox in quotes. I also annoys me when people call these things paradoxes. They're more properly called counter-intuitive phenomena. I wonder if there's a single-word name for that.
Re:Berkson's Paradox by kgwgk on Thursday March 25, 2021 @06:02AM (#26578267)
paradox :-)
Re:Berkson's Paradox by junippor on Thursday March 25, 2021 @06:16AM (#26578344)
So I actually checked and... turns out you're right.

According to Wikipedia, "paradox" can either mean "logically self-contradictory statement" or a "statement that runs contrary to one's expectation". I always thought that it meant the former only.

These two concepts should really really have separate words.

Re:Berkson's Paradox by getlawgdon on Thursday March 25, 2021 @07:42AM (#26579000)
You "checked Wikipedia," is that it? You're done now?
Re:Berkson's Paradox by junippor on Thursday March 25, 2021 @10:30AM (#26580745)
You sound like you're trying to make a point. Make a point.