Eli5: What is the Simpson’s paradox in statistics?

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Can someone explain its significance and maybe a simple example as well?

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Recent example. Covid vaccine in Israel. Majority of people were vaccinated and a small portion of the population was unvaccinated. Antivaxxers pointed out that people in hospitals were mostly vaxxed and therefore the vaccine doesnt work right? Well DUH of course when almost everybody is vaxxed then they are the ones who get into the hospitals. The vaccine was still helping save lives. It’s like saying 100% of humans who breathe air DIE so air is poison! Thats the paradox you need to look at the data the right way.

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