regression
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What looks like regression is often better understood as response.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
He ran a regression analysis on several key variables to show that investors should expect headline CPI to remain consistently above 3% over the next three to six months.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Knowing how much Nasdaq stocks moved this year up to the war explains 60% of moves in the past week based on a regression analysis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
“I think just looking at where his ankle is at, trying to play the long view that you don’t want to have any regression or setbacks,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
“And for another thing there’s no way of knowing if you would go back to the same mental level. There might be regression to an even more primitive level of functioning.”
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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