Francis Galton and regression to the mean

Significance

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 124-126

  Senn, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80052085121     PISSN: 17409705     EISSN: 17409713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2011.00509.x     Document Type: Note

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