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** Galton called it "Regression towards mediocrity in hereditary stature" | ** Galton called it "Regression towards mediocrity in hereditary stature" | ||
=== Regression fallacy === | |||
* errors in observation or prediction that fail to account for regression to the mean | * errors in observation or prediction that fail to account for regression to the mean | ||
* = observations or predictions that include extremes or outliers (beyond the normal range) and ignore the law of regression to the mean that would otherwise indicate that those extremes and outliers are just that and not indicative of the mean (average) | * = observations or predictions that include extremes or outliers (beyond the normal range) and ignore the law of regression to the mean that would otherwise indicate that those extremes and outliers are just that and not indicative of the mean (average) | ||