regression to the mean

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Definition of regression to the mean in English English dictionary

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

Hyphenation

re·gres·sion to the mean

Turkish pronunciation

rıgreşın tı dhi min

Pronunciation

/rəˈgresʜən tə ᴛʜē ˈmēn/ /rəˈɡrɛʃən tə ðiː ˈmiːn/