Which of the Following Exemplifies the Statistical Phenomenon of Regression

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following exemplifies the statistical phenomenon of regression toward the average?

• A)Habid fails to qualify for a job and thinks of ways in which his life would have changed if he had qualified.
• B)Anaya believes that her best friend calls her whenever she thinks about him.
• C)Wen is extremely disciplined in his first year of college but starts behaving like other students in the years that follow.
• D)Malak is overconfident and tends to overestimate the accuracy of her beliefs.

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First-Born

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Hypnotic State

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Apgar Score

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