Understanding the meaning of regression

regression

/rɪ'grɛʃən/

noun
the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)
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regression toward the mean simple regression statistical regression

type of:
statistical method statistical procedure

part of:
regression analysis
noun
returning to a former state
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regress retrogression retroversion reversion

type of:
reversal
noun
an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
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arrested development fixation infantile fixation

type of:
abnormalcy abnormality
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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
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defense reaction defense defense mechanism defence reaction defence mechanism defence

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