regression
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What looks like regression is often better understood as response.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
A simple regression showed that — including similar control variables as in prior regressions — the likelihood of private listings and sales to investors increases with 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
“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
Will we ever come to an end in our understanding of the nature of matter, or is there an infinite regression into more and more fundamental particles?
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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