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ERIC Number: EJ073608
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1973
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Interpreting Regression toward the Mean in Developmental Research
Furby, Lita
Developmental Psychology, 8, 2, 172-9, Mar 73
Purpose of this article is to explain the fundamental nature and sources of regression toward the mean. The ultimate goal is that developmental psychologists understand regression effects well enough so that they will not make erroneous interpretations of such effects in their empirical data. (Author)
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Error of Measurement, Measurement, Multiple Regression Analysis, Research Methodology
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Identifiers: Regression Toward the Mean