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Resolving the Lord's Paradox

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Abstract

An explanation to Lord's paradox using ordinary least square regression models is given. It is not a paradox at all, if the regression parameters are interpreted as predictive or as causal with stricter conditions and be aware of laws of averages. We use derivation of a super-model from a given sub-model, when its residuals can be modelled with other potential predictors as a solution.

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@article{arxiv.1804.07923,
  title  = {Resolving the Lord's Paradox},
  author = {Priyantha Wijayatunga},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.07923},
  year   = {2018}
}

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4 pages, The 32nd International Workshop on Statistical Modelling (IWSM), Johann Bernoulli Institute, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands, 3-7 July 2017

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