Are University Admissions Biased? | Simpson's Paradox Part 2

Опубликовано 31 октября 2017, 14:15

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This video is about how to tell whether or not university admissions are biased using statistics: aka, it's about Simpson's Paradox again!

REFERENCES:

Original Berkeley Grad Admissions Paper: unc.edu/~nielsen/soci708/cdocs...

Interactive Simpson’s Paradox Explainer:
vudlab.com/simpsons

No Lawsuit, But Yes, Berkeley Study on Gender Bias
refsmmat.com/posts/2016-05-08-...

Statistics on college majors by gender:
nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/20...
npr.org/sections/money/2014/10...
randalolson.com/2014/06/14/per...

Earnings by college major:
time.com/money/collection-post...

Wall Street Journal Article on Simpson’s Paradox: wsj.com/news/articles/SB125970...

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