One of the most famous examples of Simpson's paradox is, admission to graduate school at US Berkeley in 1973. Due to this turmoil UC Berkeley Almost Got Sued For Sex Discrimination!
When we look at the overall Admissions, men are most likely to get accepted than women.
Out of 8442 male applicants, 44% (about 3714) got accepted.
whereas 31% (approximately 1339) of 4321 female applicants got accepted.
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