Chengwei LEI, Ph.D.    Associate Professor

Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
California State University, Bakersfield

 

Simpson's Paradox



Is there any gender bias?

  Admitted Rejected Total Percentage
Men 209 95 304 68.8%
Women 143 110 253 56.5%

Unfair?

Let's find out which school is more unfair!!!

 

 

Law School
  Admitted Rejected Total Percentage
Men 8 45 53 15.1%
Women 51 101 152 33.6%

 

Business School
  Admitted Rejected Total Percentage
Men 201 50 251 80.1%
Women 92 9 101 91.1%

 

 

Simpson's paradox