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. 2015 Dec 15;112(50):E6828-9.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1518936112. Epub 2015 Dec 3.

Dutch research funding, gender bias, and Simpson's paradox

Casper J Albers  1
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Dutch research funding, gender bias, and Simpson's paradox

Casper J Albers. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Proportion of applications submitted by females vs. the (overall) proportion of accepted proposals, per NWO discipline. The size of the markers is proportional to the number of applications.
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