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The logic of Simpson’s paradox

✍ Scribed by Prasanta S. Bandyoapdhyay; Davin Nelson; Mark Greenwood; Gordon Brittan; Jesse Berwald

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Weight
305 KB
Volume
181
Category
Article
ISSN
0039-7857

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