regression to the mean

短语

词形变化

regressions to the mean 复数 regressions to the mean

别名

regression toward the mean

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The phenomenon by which extreme examples from any set of data are likely to be followed by examples which are less extreme; a tendency towards the average of any sample. For example, the offspring of two very tall individuals tend to be tall, but closer to the average (mean) than either of their parents.

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