/ Thesaurus / R Synonyms of regression toward the mean Find synonyms for: Noun1. regression, simple regression, regression toward the mean, statistical regression, statistical method, statistical procedureusage: 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)WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: grimace Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language