A summary of regression toward the mean errors is made both with reference to the Croxen and Lytton (1973) research on reading and in a more general context. Readers of research articles are alerted to this common error.
References
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LyttonH.CroxenM. H.PyshF.Regression-to-the-mean misunderstood: A reply to Vockell and Asher. Developmental Psychology, 1973, 8, 3–5.
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