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At a large university, the overall correlation between hours spent on social media per week and GPA is weak and negative (r=0.10r = -0.10). However, when the data are split by major, both STEM majors and non-STEM majors show positive correlations (r=+0.25r = +0.25 in each group) between media time and GPA. Which best explains this apparent contradiction (Simpson's Paradox)?