22.20 being a medal-winning time strongly suggests that event is in the midst of a regression to the mean. After reviewing the data: In the shadow of Wayde van Niekerk's 43.03 world record in Rio ...

Regression to the mean is when something is way overperforming or underperforming compared to normal output, and it will eventually revert to its norm. Looking through some past performances for ...

Forty names, games, teams and minutiae making news in college football (prayers answered separately in Boulder): The 12-team College Football Playoff is a wellspring of hope and excitement for ...

This statistical phenomenon—the “regression to the mean”—dictates that when a random variable’s sample value is extreme, subsequent samples of the same random variable will fall close to ...

Bello has a 3.27 ERA through two starts but his 6.33 FIP and 7.43 xERA suggest regression. Bello had a 4.50 ERA with an OBA of .276 in the first inning in 30 starts last year. Twins starter Joe ...

We may not see a bigger regression to the mean of a Group of Five team this year than what we could see out of the New Mexico State Aggies. With head coach Jerry Kill stepping down, retiring or ...

The team's estimated quality is determined by their performance over their last 100 regular season games (even if it spans seasons) and includes a regression to the mean factor." For what it's ...

He was a top candidate for regression to the mean when he was somehow maintaining a sub-3.00 ERA with those K/9 and K/BB ratios, but now it feels like he could legitimately anchor a playoff push.

The 12-team College Football Playoff is a wellspring of hope and excitement for dozens of fan bases. But as the losses accrue, it also will be a source of discontent for those who see their ...