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Did you solve it? Dotty data and silly sentences
The solutions to today’s puzzles – and the winner of the Anguish Languish contest
TL;DR
- A school scenario demonstrates how a new syllabus can improve every pupil's grade while the cohort's median grade drops, by adding new pupils.
- Simpson's Paradox is explained through a poll example where a policy appears more popular with men in individual polls but is actually more popular with women when data is combined.
- The Anguish Languish contest, where readers created 'ersatz language' translations of English phrases, concluded with Edward Barrett winning for a 'Mary had a little lamb' adaptation.