Regression to the mean
The tendency of an extreme observation to be followed by a less extreme one. Why a retest after a bad result usually looks better regardless of any change.
Where this term appears
The glossary exists to make record pages readable without a chemistry degree. Every technical term on a report resolves here.
- Assay report records — the term appears in result tables, peak tables and provenance blocks
- Method references — where the measurement behind the term is defined
- All 37 glossary terms beginning with R