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Statistic Notes: Regression towards the mean

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Bland, J M, Altman, D G·1994·BMJ

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The statistical term “regression,” from a Latin root meaning “going back,” was first used by Francis Galton in his paper “Regression towards Mediocrity in Hereditary Stature.”1 Galton related the heights of children to the average height of their parents, which he called the mid- parent height (figure). Children and parents had the same mean height of 68.2 inches. The ranges differed, however, because the mid-parent height was an average of two …

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Authors
Bland, J. M., & Altman, D. G.
Affiliations
  • St George's Hospital (GB)
  • St George's, University of London (GB)
Venue
BMJ
Publisher
BMJ
Published
1994-06-04
Volume
308
Issue
6942
Pages
1499
ISSN
  • 0007-1447 (ISSN-L)
  • 0959-8138
  • 1468-5833
OpenAlex
W142956752
Cited by
547
References
17
Citations by year
2026: 16 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 18 · 2020: 26 · 2019: 21 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 26 · 2016: 24 · 2015: 28 · 2014: 28 · 2013: 27 · 2012: 27
FWCI
3.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • BMJ (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Probabilistic Statistics in Medicine
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Probability and Statistical Research
Keywords
Francis Galton
MeSH terms
Body Height, Humans, Regression Analysis

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