Science Bowl Question

📅 MIT Science Bowl Invitational 2020🎓 HS🔄 Round 12#️⃣ Question 13🌟 BONUS📝 Multiple Choice

For four vectors u1, u2, v1, and v2 in the first quadrant of the plane, even if u1 has a smaller slope than v1 and u2 has a smaller slope than v2, it is possible for the vector u1 + u2 to have a larger slope than the vector v1 + v2. This innocent fact about vectors manifests in what real-world phenomenon?

W) Simpson's paradox
X) Berkson's paradox
Y) Friendship paradox
Z) Lindley's paradox
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