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ERIC Number: EJ528700
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1644
Characterizing and Circumventing Simpson's Paradox for Ordered Bivariate Data.
Yarnold, Paul R.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v56 n3 p430-42 Jun 1996
This article addresses the characterization and circumvention of E. H. Simpson's paradox in designs involving two ordered variables and illustrates the recommended procedure using a two-sample application involving estimation of correlation and a single-subject application involving the estimation of lag(1) autocorrelation. (Author/SLD)
Descriptors: Classification, Correlation, Estimation (Mathematics), Research Design
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Bivariate Data; Categorical Data; Contingency Tables; Simpsons Paradox