REGRESS

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Definition

  1. noun the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence. — synonyms: reasoning_backward
  2. noun returning to a former state. — synonyms: regression, reversion, retrogression, retroversion
  3. verb go back to a statistical means.
  4. verb go back to a previous state. — synonyms: revert, return, retrovert, turn_back
  5. verb get worse or fall back to a previous condition. — synonyms: retrograde, retrogress
  6. verb go back to bad behavior. — synonyms: relapse, lapse, recidivate, retrogress, fall_back

Examples

  • “When we regress Y on X, we use the values of variable X to predict those of Y.”

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