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EPISODE · Nov 28, 2021 · 8 MIN

Simpson’s Paradox: How to make vaccinated death figures misleading

from More or Less · host BBC Radio 4

Vaccines are the best way to stop deaths and serious cases related to covid19, this is an irrefutable fact. However, recent ONS data seems to show that vaccinated people had a higher all cause death rate than unvaccinated people. Why is this data misleading? Here’s a clue: it’s to do with a quirky statistical phenomenon called Simpsons Paradox. (Image: The Simpsons / TCFFC )

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