regression toward the mean

Questions about regression toward the mean

What is another word for regression toward the mean?

It depends which regression toward the mean you mean. In the sense “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)”, the synonyms are regression, simple regression, statistical regression. Across all 1 sense there are 3 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of regression toward the mean?

WordNet records no antonym for regression toward the mean. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for regression toward the mean come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of regression toward the mean

• Full entry for regression toward the meanAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for regression toward the meanWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.