Regression towards the mean, historically considered

Statistical Methods in Medical Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 103-114

  Stigler, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

BIOMETRY; GENETICS; HISTORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

BIOMETRY; GENETICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031156147     PISSN: 09622802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096228029700600202     Document Type: Article

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