[R] Strange paradox

[Bert Gunter]

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Bert Gunter

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On Fri, Oct 5, 2018 at 1:48 AM CHATTON Anne via R-help <r-help using r-project.org>
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am currently analysed two nested models using the same sample. Both the
> simpler model (Model 1 ~ x1 + x2) and the more complex model (Model 2 ~ x1
> + x2 + x3 + x4) yield the same adjusted R-square. Yet the p-value
> associated with the deviance statistic is highly significant (p=0.0047),
> suggesting that the confounders (x3 and x4) account for the prediction of
> the dependent variable.
>
> Does anyone have an explanation of this strange paradox?
>
> Thank you for any suggestion.
>
> Anne
>
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