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Parents who are exceptionally tall are most likely to have children who are shorter than they are, just as parents who are significantly shorter than normal are most likely to have children taller than they are. This phenomenon is called $\qquad$

   Parents who are exceptionally tall are most likely to have children who are shorter than they are, just as parents who are significantly shorter than normal are most likely to have children taller than they are. This phenomenon is called $\qquad$

Motor Learning and Control: From Theory to Practice

William Edwards 1st Edition

Chapter 8, Problem 9

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Parents who are exceptionally tall are most likely to have children who are shorter than they are, just as parents who are significantly shorter than normal are most likely to have children taller than they are. This phenomenon is called $\qquad$

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Regression to the Mean

Regression to the Mean is a statistical phenomenon where extreme values in a population tend to be closer to the average in subsequent measurements. This concept explains why individuals at the extremes, such as exceptionally tall or short parents, often have offspring whose traits are less extreme and closer to the population average. It reflects the natural tendency for variables influenced by many factors to average out over time or across generations.

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