Simpson's paradox makes linear contagions in subgroups appear superlinear and threshold-driven when incidence data is aggregated over heterogeneous populations.
W., Andreasen, V ., Levin, S
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Simpson's paradox explains the ubiquity of nonlinear, threshold, and complex contagions
Simpson's paradox makes linear contagions in subgroups appear superlinear and threshold-driven when incidence data is aggregated over heterogeneous populations.