C1nounformalscienceacademic
US/rɪˈɡreʃ.ən/
UK/rɪˈɡreʃ.ən/
a return to an earlier or worse state, or a statistical method that links one variable to another
In context
The therapist noticed signs of regression in the child after the stressful move.
Many people fear a regression to the violence of the past.
We ran a regression to see how income affects exam scores.
Words that go with regression
adjective + noun
- linear regressionLinear regression is a basic tool in statistics.
- economic regressionThe report warns of economic regression.
noun + noun
- regression analysisThe regression analysis confirmed the link.
- regression modelOur regression model predicts house prices.
verb + preposition
- show signs of regressionThe patient began to show signs of regression.
noun + preposition
- regression to the meanPart of the change is just regression to the mean.