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Noun: regression toward the mean
  1. (statistics) 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)
    - regression, simple regression, statistical regression

Derived forms: regression toward the means

Type of: statistical method, statistical procedure

Part of: regression analysis

Encyclopedia: Regression toward the mean