regression

Noun
  1. An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely (synset 114526956)
    is a type of: abnormalcy, abnormality - an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
    same as: arrested development, fixation, infantile fixation
  2. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state (synset 113570134)
    referred to in: psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
    is a type of: defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
  3. The relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x) (synset 106036794)
    referred to in: statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters
    is a type of: statistical method, statistical procedure - a method of analyzing or representing statistical data; a procedure for calculating a statistic
    subtypes:
    is a part of: regression analysis - the use of regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of another
    same as: regression toward the mean, simple regression, statistical regression
  4. Returning to a former state (synset 100236075)
    is a type of: reversal - a change from one state to the opposite state
    same as: regress, retrogression, retroversion, reversion

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