regression

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely
    (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state
    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)
    returning to a former state

Word Origin

regression (n.)
early 15c., from Latin regressionem (nominative regressio) "a going back, a return," noun of action from past participle stem of regredi (see regress (n.)).

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Example

1. Separate regression analyses on the u.s. and hong kong data were performed .
2. One way to look for answers is by conducting a multivariate regression analysis .
3. Tables 4 and 5 show those significant relationships found in the regression analyses .
4. Regression to the middle ages ?
5. This execution also offers automated software unit and regression testing for improved quality of code .

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