Even though I never took high school calculus, and I conned my way out of Northwestern’s math/science requirement. But I’ve always loved the term “regression to the mean.”
Now after paying big money for our son, Brian, to earn his physics degree, (Attn: Browns front office, he’s pursuing a data analytics career) I hear “regression to mean” regularly over dinner – without having a clue what it means.
I think it’s when stuff happens just like it’s supposed to happen – and now that each NFL team has played 12 games – 75 percent of the season – my handicapping after last week’s 1-3 card “regressed” my season to the mean of .