regression
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What looks like regression is often better understood as response.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
The baseline regression estimates the relationship between the average annual return on a house sale and the seller’s age.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
When trends feel irreversible, regression to the mean becomes hard to imagine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Do these trends point to a regression in tactics by Premier League teams, who now favour physicality and directness over technical prowess?
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
I’ve taken a wrong turn somewhere, because I get answers to a lot of questions, but not to the most important question of all: How does Algernon’s regression affect the basic hypothesis of the experiment?
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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Flowers for Algernon
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