REGRESSION TOWARD THE MEAN

Meaning of REGRESSION TOWARD THE MEAN in English

The tendency for subsequent observations of a random variable to be closer to its mean .

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TOWARD — County: Argyll and Bute Post Code: PA23
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REGRESSION — n regression; also: [Geom., Astron.]
Interlingua English vocab
REGRESSION — ~, retrogression
English interlingue dictionary
TOWARD — paingon
English-Visayan vocabulary
TOWARD — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English ~, from Old English tōweard facing, imminent, from tō, preposition, to + -weard -ward Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
REGRESSION — noun Date: 1597 the act or an instance of regressing, a trend or shift toward a lower or less perfect …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
REGRESSION — In statistics, a process for determining a line or curve that best represents the general trend of a data set. …
Английский словарь Британика
TOWARD — I. ˈt]ō(ə)rd, ]ȯ(ə)rd, ]ōəd, ]ȯ(ə)d also ˈtw] or təˈwȯ(ə)rd or təˈwȯ(ə)d adjective Etymology: toward from Middle English, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEAN — I. ˈmēn adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English mene, from imene, from Old English gemǣne; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REGRESSION — ̷ ̷ˈgreshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin regression-, regressio, from regressus (past participle of regredi to go back) + -ion-, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOWARD — (prep.) Ready to act; forward; bold; valiant.
Английский словарь Webster
TOWARD — (prep.) Readly to do or learn; compliant with duty; not froward; apt; docile; tractable; as, a toward youth.
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TOWARD — (prep.) Approaching; coming near.
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TOWARD — (adv.) Alt. of Towards
Английский словарь Webster
TOWARD — (prep.) Alt. of Towards
Английский словарь Webster
REGRESSION — (n.) The act of passing back or returning; retrogression; retrogradation.
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TOWARD — ( prep. ) Ready to act; forward; bold; valiant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOWARD — ( prep. ) Readly to do or learn; compliant with duty; not froward; apt; docile; tractable; as, a toward youth.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOWARD — ( prep. ) Approaching; coming near.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOWARD — ( prep. ) Alt. of Towards
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOWARD — ( adv. ) Alt. of Towards
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
REGRESSION — ( n. ) The act of passing back or returning; retrogression; retrogradation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOWARD — — towardness , n. prep. /tawrd, tohrd, teuh wawrd", twawrd, twohrd/ ; adj. /tawrd, tohrd/ , prep. Also, towards . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
REGRESSION — /ri gresh"euhn/ , n. 1. the act of going back to a previous place or state; return or reversion. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MEAN — mean 1 /meen/ , v. , meant, meaning . v.t. 1. to have in mind as one's purpose or intention; …
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TOWARD — prep. in the direction of; for
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
REGRESSION — n. act of moving backward; return to a previous state, retrogression
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TOWARD — I. ˈtō-ərd, ˈtȯ(-ə)rd adjective Etymology: Middle English toward, from Old English tōweard facing, imminent, from tō, preposition, to + -weard …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEAN — I. ˈmēn verb ( meant ˈment ; mean·ing ˈmē-niŋ) Etymology: Middle English menen, from Old English mǣnan; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
REGRESSION — noun Date: 1597 1. : the act or an instance of regressing 2. : a trend or shift toward a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOWARD — prep approaching; coming near. 2. toward ·prep ready to act; forward; bold; valiant. 3. toward ·adv ·alt. of towards. 4. …
Webster English vocab
REGRESSION — noun the act of passing back or returning; retrogression; retrogradation.
Webster English vocab
MEAN — noun meantime; meanwhile. 2. mean ·noun a mediator; a go-between. 3. mean ·vi to have a purpose or intention. 4. …
Webster English vocab
TOWARD — ■ preposition tə'wɔ:d , twɔ:d , tɔ:d variant of ~s . ■ adjective 'təʊəd archaic going on. Origin OE tōweard …
Concise Oxford English vocab
REGRESSION — ■ noun 1》 a return to a former state. ↘a return to an earlier stage of life or a supposed …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TOWARD — [to.ward] adj [ME toward, fr. OE toweard facing, imminent, fr. to, prep., to + -weard -ward] (bef. 12c) 1 also …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
REGRESSION — [re.gres.sion] n (1597) 1: the act or an instance of regressing 2: a trend or shift toward a lower or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MEAN — [mean] vb meant ; mean.ing [ME menen, fr. OE maenan; akin to OHG meinen to have in mind, OCS meniti …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MEAN — in mathematics, quantity that has a value intermediate between those of the extreme members of some set. Several kinds of …
Britannica English vocabulary
TOWARD — I toward preposition BrE AmE tə ˈwɔːd tu-; tɔːd AmE tɔːrd toʊrd; tə ˈwɔːrd, twɔːrd, twoʊrd II toward adjective BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
REGRESSION — regression BrE AmE ri ˈɡreʃ ə n rə-, ˌriː- ▷ regression|s z ▶ re ˈ gression a ˌ nalysis BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOWARD — ➡ towards
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REGRESSION — / rɪˈgreʃn; NAmE / noun [ U , C ] regression (to sth) the process of going back to an …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEAN — / miːn; NAmE / verb , adjective , noun ■ verb ( meant , meant / ment; NAmE /) HAVE …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOWARD
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MEAN — I. mean 1 S1 W1 /miːn/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] ( past tense and past participle meant /ment/) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOWARD — prep. & adj. --prep. = TOWARDS. --adj. archaic 1 about to take place; in process. 2 docile, apt. 3 promising, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MEAN — v.tr. (past and past part. meant) 1 a (often foll. by to + infin.) have as one's purpose or intention; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOWARD — prep. & adj. prep. = TOWARDS. adj. archaic 1 about to take place; in process. 2 docile, apt. 3 promising, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MEAN — v.tr. (past and past part. meant) 1 a (often foll. by to + infin.) have as one's purpose or intention; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOWARD — prep. & adj. --prep. TOWARDS. --adj. archaic 1 about to take place; in process. 2 docile, apt. 3 promising, auspicious. …
Oxford English vocab
MEAN — 1. v.tr. (past and past part. meant) 1. a (often foll. by to + infin.) have as one's purpose or …
Oxford English vocab
MEAN — I. VERB USES /mi:n/ ( means, meaning, meant) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REGRESSION — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE linear ▪ Using multiple linear regression analysis, gastritis with atrophy was the only factor …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEAN — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a form/mode/method/means of travel ▪ I find the train a more comfortable mode of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REGRESSION — n. In statistics, a process for determining a line or curve that best represents the general trend of a data …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
REGRESSION — 1. < mathematics > A mathematical method where an empirical function is derived from a set of experimental data. 2. …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
REGRESSION — Usually linear regression is used to explain and/or predict. The general form is Y = a + bX + u, …
Hypertextual Finance English Glossary
TOWARD — I прил.; уст. 1) происходящий; будущий, грядущий, предстоящий Syn : coming, impending 2) послушный; благонравный Syn : obedient, dutiful 3) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
REGRESSION — сущ. 1) возвращение (к пункту или в пункт отправки) 2) возвращение в предыдущее состояние; возвращение на более раннюю стадию развития …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MEAN — I прил. 1) а) убогий, жалкий, захудалый, запущенный mean city streets ≈ захудалые городские улицы Syn : shabby б) ничтожный, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOWARD — toward.ogg 1. təʹwɔ:d a predic уст. 1. 1> происходящий seeing a crowd of people, I went to see what was …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
REGRESSION — regression.ogg rıʹgreʃ(ə)n n 1. 1> возвращение к отправной точке 2> возвращение в прежнее состояние 3> возврат к более ранней стадии …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MEAN — mean.ogg _I 1. mi:n n 1. середина the golden /happy/ mean - золотая середина 2. мат. среднее число, средняя величина …
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