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Simpson's Paradox: An Example From a Longitudinal Study in South Africa

http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/secure/v7n3/datasets.morrell.cfm

The dataset presented in this article comes from a South African study of growth of children. This data is a useful example of Simpson's paradox. Key Words: Categorical data; Comparing proportions.

Resource Type	Dataset (DCMI Type Vocabulary) Reference Material (DCMI Type Vocabulary)
Format	html Other
Audience	College --Undergrad Upper Division College --Undergrad Lower Division
Source	Journal of Statistics Education
Email Address	chm@loyola.edu
Date Of Record Creation	2005-07-26 12:26:18
Date Of Record Release	2005-07-26 12:26:18
Date Last Modified	2006-06-20 10:28:08
Statistical Topic	Data Presentation -- One Categorical Variable -- Counts and Proportions Statistical Inference and Techniques -- Categorical Methods -- Proportions Statistical Inference and Techniques -- Categorical Methods -- Association and Odds Ratios
Material Type	Datasets
Author's Name	Christopher H. Morrell
Author's Organization	Loyola College
Source Code Available	No
Intended User Role	Teacher
Application Area	Sociology
Copyrights	Yes
Cost involved with use	Free to all
Math Level	Algebra level symbolic math

Date Record Checked: 2005-07-26 00:00:00

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