Francis Galton and regression to the mean

Stephen Senn

doi:10.1111/j.1740-9713.2011.00509.x

Francis Galton and regression to the mean

Stephen Senn^*

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Abstract

Galton founded many concepts in statistics, among them correlation, quartile, and percentile. Here Stephen Senn examines one of Galton's most important statistical legacies - one that is at once so trivial that it is blindingly obvious, and so deep that many scientists spend their whole career being fooled by it.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	124-126
Number of pages	3
Journal	Significance
Volume	8
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1740-9713.2011.00509.x
Publication status	Published - Sept 2011
Externally published	Yes

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