Are University Admissions Biased? | Simpson's Paradox Part 2
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Imagine a future cat-topia where both cats and people are applying to the physics andastronomy departments.In astronomy, 2 cats are accepted and 2 are rejected, while 1 human is accepted and 1is rejected.In physics 1 cat gets in and 2 don't, while 2 humans get in 4 don't.So, overall at the university, 3 cats are accepted and 4 rejected for a 43% acceptancerate, while 3 humans are accepted and 5 rejected for a 38% acceptance rate.Is the university discriminating against humans in its application process?Possibly not.That's because if each department reviews its own applications, then the numbers showthat the astronomy department lets in 50% of cats and 50% of humans, which seems fair,and the physics department lets in 33% of cats and 33% of humans,...
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Imagine a future cat-topia where both cats and people are applying to the physics andastronomy departments.In astronomy, 2 cats are accepted and 2 are rejected, while 1 human is accepted and 1is rejected.In physics 1 cat gets in and 2 don't, while 2 humans get in 4 don't.So, overall at the university, 3 cats are accepted and 4 rejected for a 43% acceptancerate, while 3 humans are accepted and 5 rejected for a 38% acceptance rate.Is the university discriminating against humans in its application process?Possibly not.That's because if each department reviews its own applications, then the numbers showthat the astronomy department lets in 50% of cats and 50% of humans, which seems fair,and the physics department lets in 33% of cats and 33% of humans,...
