Abstract

Real world examples of the reversal of the direction of an association when an additional explanatory variable is taken into account are unusual and hard to find. This article presents an example of Simpson's paradox from a South African longitudinal study of growth of children. The example demonstrates the importance race plays in every aspect of South African life.

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