[Quick guide] Simpson’s paradox: Who is the GOAT? Michael Jordan or Lebron? (Part 1)

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What is Simpson's paradox? Michael Jordan and Lebron James are arguably two of the best basketball players that the world has ever seen. So, who is the GOAT? Michael Jordan or Lebron James? Do you know that one can prove an opposite argument using the same data? Simpson's paradox is a commonplace statistical phenomenon that shows how our intuition can fail us.

Stats obtained from the following links:
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/1966/lebron-james
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/1035/michael-jordan

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