regression

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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 • Feb. 16, 2026

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 • Feb. 12, 2026

Trade experts argue that the shift reflects audience demand rather than creative regression in the industry.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

This discovery—called regression to the mean—would have a powerful effect on the science of measurement and the concept of variance.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee