regression
Example Sentences
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“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
That estimate was derived from plant height measurements using a regression model that both calculated and predicted crown volume from height alone.
From Science Daily
Say what you will about the Davosites, they are worldly types who understand regression to the mean.
Trade experts argue that the shift reflects audience demand rather than creative regression in the industry.
From BBC
In 1975, as a student at Harvard, I wrote the first law review note calling for the use of statistical regression analysis in employment discrimination cases.
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