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Will Rogers Phenomenon

Click a dot near the boundary of Group A (left) to move it to Group B (right). Watch both means increase!

The Paradox

Named after Will Rogers' joke: "When the Okies left Oklahoma for California, they raised the average intelligence of both states." Moving an element that is below Group A's mean but above Group B's mean raises both averages simultaneously.

Real-world: Improved cancer diagnostics reclassify mild Stage I patients to Stage II. Both stages show improved survival rates -- with zero actual medical improvement.

Group Statistics

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