http://www.google.com/notebook/feeds/09859336497580798442/notebooks/BDQNsIgoQufWB--0h2008-06-25T07:18:19.065ZGlossary of selected Judgement and Decision-making, Belief-related, and other Psychology termsGoogle Notebook1110http://www.google.com/notebook/feeds/09859336497580798442/notebooks/BDQNsIgoQufWB--0h/NDSdfIgoQuo2E--0h2006-11-13T03:34:07.802Z2008-06-25T07:18:19.065Z<div><span><em><font color="#ff0000"></font></em></span> </div> <div><span><em><a href="http://www.google.com.au/search?rlz=1T4ADBF_enAU221&amp;hl=en&amp;q=definition%3A+%22Regression+towards+the+mean%22&amp;btnG=Google+Search&amp;meta"><font color="#cc0000">Regression+towards+the+mean</font></a></em></span></div> <div><span><font color="#ff4040"><font color="#ff0000"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial">A </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:maroon;font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQecIwoQ6P-c_v8h"><span style="color:maroon"><font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000">statistical</font></span></a></span><font face="arial,sans-serif"><font color="#990000"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial"> </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:maroon;font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQNsIgoQoK-tp_Yh"><span style="color:maroon"><font color="#990000">phenomenon</font></span></a></span></font></font><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial"> in which, upon repeated testing, the mean of the subject group will on the second occasion fall between the group mean when first </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:maroon;font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDRZSIgoQxLH2yPgh"><span style="color:maroon"><font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000">measured</font></span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial"><font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000"> </font>and the </span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:maroon;font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDRZSIgoQhc38_f8h"><span style="color:maroon"><font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000">population</font></span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial"> mean – individuals with high or low scores, that is, at the extremes, will<font face="arial,sans-serif"> </font></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:maroon;font-family:Arial"><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQqFIwoQoLP3vPIh"><span style="color:maroon"><font face="arial,sans-serif" color="#990000">tend</font></span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red;font-family:Arial"> to move in the direction of the population mean</span></font></font></span><span><font color="#ff4040"><font color="#ff0000">.</font></font></span></div> <div><span><font color="#ff4040"><font color="#ff0000"></font></font></span> </div> <div><span><font color="#ff4040"><font color="#ff0000">(see also: <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDRepIgoQ15KWm5kj"><font color="#990000">regressive fallacy</font></a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQX9IgoQ5N_p-u0h"><font color="#990000">Gambler's fallacy</font></a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/07491261619920101511/BDSnhIgoQsKeJgtoh"><font color="#990000">pattern-seeking</font></a>, <a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQxLIgoQ5Z7Ip-0h"><font color="#990000">Law of large numbers</font></a>)</font></font></span></div> <div><span></span> </div> <div> <p style="margin:0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red">Back to:</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:8.5pt;color:red"> </span></i><a href="http://www.google.com/notebook/public/09859336497580798442/BDQ2OIgoQnpe-uJki"><em><b><span 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