In his presidential address to the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Aberdeen, Scotland, Sir Francis Galton first described the phenomenon of regression toward the mean. Galton supported his presentation with data from the weights of parent and offspring sweet pea seeds and the average heights of human parents and heights of their adult offspring. Galton called the phenomenon "regression toward mediocrity."

Type of event: Other Notable Event

Country: United Kingdom

Region: Europe and the former USSR