regression toward the mean

ENregression toward the meanNoun

The relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)

regressionsimple regression

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In statistics, regression toward the mean is the phenomenon where if one sample of a random variable is extreme, the next sampling of the same random variable is likely to be closer to its mean.

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