regression
re-gres-sion
noun
A statistical method for modelling relationships between a dependent variable and others.
"We used linear regression to analyse the data."
noun
The act of returning to an earlier, less developed, or worse state.
"The patient showed a regression in their recovery."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: retrogression, reversion, retroversion, regress, statistical regression, regression toward the mean, simple regression, infantile fixation, fixation, arrested development